Davidson v. Ribicoff

HARRY E. WATKINS, District Judge.

This is an action under 42 U.S. C.A. § 405(g) of the Social Security Act to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. That decision denied plaintiff’s claim for the establishment of a period of disability in connection with the wage record of her deceased husband, John N. Davidson, and the jurisdiction of this court is limited to a determination of whether the decision was based on substantial evidence. 42 U.S.C.A. § 405(g). The court is precluded from having a hearing de novo. See Carpenter v. Flemming, D.C.N.D. W.Va., 178…