Doyle J. Hirst v. John W. Gardner, as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

SCHNACKENBERG, Circuit Judge.

Doyle J. Hirst, plaintiff, has appealed, under 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g), from an adverse summary judgment of the district court, sustaining a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare.

On February 21,1962, plaintiff filed an application for social security disability benefits for a period of disability, claiming he became unable to work on November 20, 1960 at the age of 47 years. His application having been denied, plaintiff, on a request for reconsideration, submitted additional evidence and a hearing of the case was held de novo, resulting in…