Legal Opinion
Erana Kucera v. Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided September 8, 2026No. 1:25-cv-00325Unknown
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Erana Kucera v. Civil No. 25-cv-325-SE-TSM Opinion No.
2026 DNH 126
Commissioner of the Social Security Administration O R D E R Erana Kucera challenges the denial of her application for widow’s survivor benefits under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). An administrative law judge (ALJ) found that that Kucera and the decedent wage-earner were not married for nine months preceding his death, see 42 U.S.C. § 402(e);
20 C.F.R. § 404.335, and the Commissioner therefore denied her application for benefits. Kucera moves to reverse the Commissioner’s…
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