Ramon GONZALEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Ramon Gonzalez (“claimant”) appeals from the district court’s summary judgment in favor of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“Secretary”), denying disability benefits under Title II and Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”).

We vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case to the Secretary for further proceedings.

Claimant was injured on December 5, 1978, while working as a cannery laborer. On November 30, 1979, claimant filed an application for Supplemental Security Income Benefits (“SSI”). The application was denied on January…