Skrzypczak v. Heckler

MEMORANDUM OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

This is an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) to review the Secretary’s final decision denying the plaintiff’s claim for disability benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act.

Plaintiff filed an application for disability benefits on August 11, 1981. He was previously diagnosed as suffering from a permanent condition of silicosis, an acute pulmonary disease generally caused by work place exposure. After considering plaintiff’s claims relating to the ailment at a hearing held May 28, 1982, the Administrative Law Judge, in a decision dated…