Legal Opinion
Oretta J. Stone (Sawyer, Danny D., Deceased Wage Earner, S.S. Uky-Yx-Aqsq v. Margaret M. Heckler, Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 19, 1983No. 82-1374PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
In this case involving a challenge by an ex-spouse to the granting of surviving child’s benefits under the Social Security Act to the stepchildren of the deceased wage earner, this court must determine whether the Secretary’s decision that the stepchildren of the deceased wage earner were eligible for such benefits is based on substantial evidence in the record as a whole. This determination revolves around the question of whether the wage earner’s death was accidental within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 416(k)(1) and 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.-335 and 404.357. Because the…
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