Charlotte Taylor-Tillotson v. Commissioner of Social Security

Charlotte Taylor Tillotson, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s order affirming the denial by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) of her application for disabled widow’s benefits (“DWB”), under 42 U.S.C. § 405(e). On appeal, Taylor-Tillot-son appears to argue that: (1) she and the late Mr. Lawrence Tillotson (“Mr. Tillot-son”) had a common-law marriage that met the relationship requirement for DWB eligibility and she did not waive this argument by failing to raise it before the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”); (2) her amended alleged disability onset…