GORY v. SCHWEIKER

No. 82-1218.

712 F.2d 929 (1983)

David GORY, Appellant, v. Richard SCHWEIKER, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George L. Fitzgerald, Charlotte, N.C., for appellant.

Max O. Cogburn, Asst. U.S. Atty., Asheville, N.C. (Charles R. Brewer, U.S. Atty., Asheville, N.C., Richard S. Gordon, Asst. U.S. Atty., Charlotte, N.C., on brief), for appellee.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

David Gory appeals the denial of his claim for Social Security disability benefits. Gory, 41 years old at the time of the hearing, had eight years of formal education but is functionally illiterate. He was employed as a plasterer before the onset of his disability. That disability arises primarily from back and leg problems. The Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), whose decision was adopted by the Secretary, found that Gory was unable to return...

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