Dorothy JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, Felix Jones, Plaintiff, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

On January 11, 1988, Plaintiff-Appellant Dorothy Jones filed a petition on behalf of her son, Felix Jones, for child’s insurance benefits based on the earning record of Kelly Stroud, who died January 2, 1988. This application was denied. Ms. Jones filed a Request for Reconsideration, and her application was again denied. Subsequently Ms. Jones filed a request for a hearing. A hearing was held on October 4, 1988, and the Administrative Law Judge issued his decision to deny benefits on December 12, 1988. The AU found that Felix was not the son of Kelly Stroud. On January 31, 1989, Ms. Jones…