Court of Appeals for the First Circuit July 20, 1981, 80-1461 (Cynthia Mendoza, Etc. v. Secretary of Health and Human Services)

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Cynthia Mendoza, a minor, acting through her representative, applied in March of 1976 for child’s insurance benefits under section 202(d) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 402(d). After her claim had been denied originally and upon reconsideration, it was heard by an administrative law judge (ALJ).