Taddeo

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiff brings this action under section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g) (hereinafter “the Act”), to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare denying her a period of disability and disability insurance benefits under sections 216(i) and 223 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 416 (i), 423. Defendant has filed a motion for summary judgment requesting affirmance of his determination, and plaintiff has filed a cross-motion for summary judgment in her favor.

The court has this date signed formal findings of fact and conclusions of law which were prepared by plaintiff’s counsel. The court, by its signature, has adopted those findings and conclusions. However, they do not set forth in detail the court’s reasoning as to why judgment should be granted in favor of the plaintiff. This memorandum opinion, therefore, supplements the formal findings, and pursuant to Rule 52 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure shall constitute additional findings of fact and conclusions of law.

The findings of the Secretary are conclusive if they are supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g). After…