Thompson for Thompson v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NICKERSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 405(g) and 1383(c)(3) to review a final determination of the defendant denying plaintiff Supplemental Security Income benefits. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found that plaintiff was not under a disability, and the Appeals Council denied review.

The facts are not in substantial dispute. Plaintiff, a child born April 5, 1972, alleges disability as of January 15, 1980 due to a bleeding diathesis of undetermined etiology. The disorder causes him to bleed subcutaneously and to swell in his upper and…