Bowden v. Ribicoff

HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.

This is an action under the Social Security Act as amended, 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. Plaintiff seeks to establish a period of disability under 42 U.S.C.A. § 416(i), and a right to disability insurance benefits under 42 U.S.C.A. § 423.

Under 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), the jurisdiction of this court is limited to a determination of whether the findings of the Secretary are based on “substantial evidence.” The court is precluded from having a hearing de novo. These matters have been previously…