Kathleen Bullock v. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare

This claimant for Social Security benefits appeals from an adverse decision premised upon the absence of coverage.

For many years the claimant has kept house for her bachelor brother. He supplied all the funds with which she ran the household and procured her personal necessities. On his income tax returns, he claimed her as a dependent and took a deduction on that account. Solely for the purpose of qualifying her for benefits under the Social Security Act, the financial arrangement between brother and sister was altered, so that he periodically gave her a check denominated wages. Thereafter,…