Faye B. YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

K.K. HALL, Circuit Judge:

Faye B. Young appeals an order of the United States magistrate affirming the final decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services whereby the Secretary refused to reconsider Young’s prior unsuccessful applications for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and supplemental security income (“SSI”) filed in 1979 and 1980. 1 Because we conclude that Young has demonstrated an entitlement to benefits based on her 1980 application which the Secretary may not constitutionally ignore, we reverse and remand for an appropriate award.

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Young, a female born in 1934, has a…