Peggy R. HAMMOND, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Peggy Hammond appeals from a judgment of the district court affirming the Secretary’s decision to deny Hammond’s applications for social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. Because we find that the Secretary improperly compressed Hammond’s claim to fit within one of the Department of Health and Human Services’ recognized medical-vocational categories, we vacate the denial of benefits and remand for further individualized proceedings.

Hammond, forty-four years old at the time of the incident precipitating this case, has graduated from high school and has…