Floretta LAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

Land, plaintiff-appellant, applied for widow’s disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Listing of Impairments at 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 1, sections 1.05(B), (C), and section 404.1526, alleging that her back impairment precluded her from any substantial gainful activity. The District Court concluded that the Administrative Law Judge’s (“AU”) decision denying benefits was supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

Section 402(e) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 801-1897f (1982) (“Act”), provides disability benefits to a widow if (1) she is a widow of a…