Robert J. WARFORD, Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:

On January 12, 1987, Robert J. Warford (appellant) filed a claim for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq. (1982 & Supp. IV 1986) (the Act), and for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq. The application was denied initially and on reconsideration. A de novo hearing before an administrative law judge (AU) was held on July 1, 1987. The AU denied the application. He reasoned that, since appellant’s impairments did not prevent him from performing his past relevant…