Gottfried Seitz v. The Secretary of the Social Security Administration, Health, Education and Welfare Dept., Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Bureau

HAMLIN, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, Gottfried Seitz, filed applications under the Social Security Act for disability insurance benefits on April 12, 1957, and to establish a period of disability on May 10, 1957. In his application for a period of disability, he stated that he became unable to work in October, 1946, due to “psychic shock” and resulting “physical ills.” The applications were denied by the Bureau of Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and appellant requested a hearing. A hearing was held, the hearing officer concluding that appellant was not entitled to a period of disability or to…