Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit July 24, 1981, 80-1248 (Bessie McKentry v. Secretary of Health and Human Services)

PHILLIPS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Ms. Bessie McKentry filed an application for disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act on January 12, 1977. Her claim was denied without a hearing on its merits in a series of technical departmental procedures, culminating in an administrative determination that claimant failed to request a hearing and reconsideration of the initial denial of her