Cardwell v. Celebrezze

ROBERT L. TAYLOR, Chief Judge.

The claimant, Daisy S. Cardwell, brings this action against the Secretary to obtain a review of his “final decision” acting through the Appeals Council, disallowing her claim for old-age benefits under the Social Security Act. (Title 42 U.S.C. § 402(a)).

The record discloses that Miss Card-well, who was born August 29, 1897, was 66 years old when her corrected Application for Old-Age Insurance Benefits was filed and almost 67 at the time of the hearing before the Examiner. Her application named her brother-in-law Trolen Needham as her employer and that her…