Roop v. Richardson

OPINION and JUDGMENT

DALTON, Chief Judge.

This action is brought under section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U. S.C.A. § 405(g), to review a final decision of the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare. The decision rendered by the hearing examiner on June 13, 1969 denying the plaintiff her claimed widow’s insurance benefits as a surviving divorced wife, became the final decision of the Secretary when the Appeals Council denied the plaintiff's request for *1131review on June 29, 1970. Plaintiff’s claim for widow’s insurance benefits has been rejected at all levels of the administrative…