Ruth Warner v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education and Welfare

LAY, Chief Judge.

The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, upholding his denial of social security benefits to Ruth Warner. Claimant appeals from the judgment of the district court. We reverse and remand to the Secretary for further hearing.

Ruth Warner suffers from osteoporosis and osteoarthritis. At the time of the administrative law judge’s (ALJ) decision she had not engaged in gainful employment for over two years. 1 At the time of the hearing she was 46 years old.

Warner has only an eighth grade education and possesses no…