Horner v. Schweiker

MEMORANDUM OPINION

NEESE, District Judge.

This is a judicial review of the final decision of the defendant Secretary, denying the claim of the plaintiff Mrs. Georgia P. Horner for disability health-insurance benefits under the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Mrs. Horner alleged that she became disabled on September 16, 1977 because of a condition in her back.

The defendant, through his administrative judge, found that the plaintiff, despite her impairments, retained the residual functional-capacity to return to her past relevant work as a cook and waitress or laundry-worker. He…