Melvin ALBRITTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Melvin Albritton appeals the district court’s affirmance of the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ decision that he was not disabled. Finding that the Secretary erroneously considered Albritton to be literate, leading to a misapplication of the Medical-Vocational Guidelines, we affirm in part and reverse in part and remand for further proceedings.

Background

This case involves Albritton’s fourth application for disability benefits following a heart attack in November 1981, which marked the end of his work as an auto mechanic. The first three applications were denied.…