Ayala v. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare

MEMORANDUM and ORDER

FERNANDEZ-BADILLO, District Judge.

This Social Security case involves judicial review of the final decision rendered by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare denying disability insurance benefits, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Areadio Ayala, a 53-year-old non-skilled, uneducated laborer, has challenged the Secretary’s adverse decision alleging that it is “contrary * * * to the facts and against the evidence.’’

The claimant is an individual with a long work history whose first job was delivering milk by foot at the early age of twelve. He has worked for extensive periods in…