Kris E. Udd v. Larry G. Massanari, 1 Commissioner of Socialsecurity

REINHARDT, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court upholding the refusal of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration to reopen an adverse benefits decision made in 1976. The claimant seeks benefits retroactive to that year on the ground that the termination of his benefits violated due process because he lacked the mental capacity to understand the termination notice and the procedures for requesting review of that termination.

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During his military service in 1973, Kris Udd began suffering from visual and auditory hallucinations andf loss of control of…