Berard v. Finch

*569OPINION

JULIAN, District Judge.

The plaintiff brought this action under Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to obtain judicial review of a “final decision” of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

The administrative proceedings have stretched over a number of years. On March 2, 1959, plaintiff filed an application to establish a period of disability. Her application was denied initially on June 4, 1959, and on reconsideration. At plaintiff’s request a hearing examiner reviewed her application and, on October 31, 1960, determined that plaintiff was not…