Robert L. Lewis v. Caspar Weinberger, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

Robert L. Lewis appeals from the district court’s affirmance of the Secretary of H.E. W.’s denial of disability benefits under the Social Security Act. He claims to be disabled within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. §§ 416(i), 423(d), due to a severe chronic anxiety tension state and moderately severe hypochondriacal neurosis. The Secretary admits that Lewis suffers from these conditions, but contends that there is substantial evidence to support his determination that Lewis can nevertheless perform substantial gainful work, and therefore is not disabled.

We are convinced that…