IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 98-50137 Summary Calendar ALICIA D. DAVALOS, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus KENNETH S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. SA-97-CV-307 March 12, 1999 Before JOLLY, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Alicia Davalos appeals the district courtÂ’s judgment affirming the Commissione rÂ’s denial of her request for Supplemental Social Security Income and Disability Insurance Benefits. We review the CommissionÂ’s decision to determine whether the Commissioner applied the proper legal standards and whether the CommissionerÂ’s decision is supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.

Villa v. Sullivan , 895 F.2d 1019, 1021 (5th Cir. 1990). Davalos contends that the Commissioner failed to articulate his reasons for rejecting the opinion of her treating physician and improperly rejected her assertions of disabling pain. We have reviewed the record and the briefs of the parties, and we find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm essentially for the reasons stated by the district court. S ee Da valos v. Apfel , No. SA-97-CA-307 (W.D. Tex.

Dec. 10, 1997).

AFFIRMED.

* Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5.4