Clementine COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Clementine Cotton appeals from the district court’s judgment affirming the denial by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (“the Secretary”) of her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits. Cotton contends that: (1) the Administrative Law Judge (“AU”) erred in his consideration of her subjective complaints; (2) substantial evidence does not support the AU’s decision that she has the residual functional capacity to perform a wide range of light work; (3) the AU erred in his consideration of a treating physician’s evidence; (4) the ALJ erred in applying the medical-vocational guidelines (“the grids”); and (5) the district court erred by refusing to remand for consideration of new evidence.

We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g). We reverse the Secretary’s decision and remand for further findings.

BACKGROUND

Clementine Cotton applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income in June 1982. She claimed to be disabled since October 31, 1981, because of a broken left ankle, gout, and arthritis. Her applications were denied initially and on reconsideration. After a hearing,…