Frances D. Pearman v. Abraham A. Ribicoff, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education Andwelfare

This is Frances D. Pearman’s appeal from the action of the District Court upholding the denial by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of a claim for disability benefits under 42 U.S.C.A. § 416(i) and § 423.

To be entitled to disability payments,, the claimant must show that she is unable “to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or to be of long-continued and indefinite duration * * * ” 42 U.S. C.A. § 416(i) (1) (A) and § 423(c) (2).

The evidence tends to show that…