Legal Opinion
Nevarez v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 28, 1985No. Civ. No. 84-0120 GGPublished
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GIERBOLINI, District Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to Section 205(g) of the Social Security Act (the Act), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), to review the final determination of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (the Secretary), which denied plaintiff’s application for widow’s disability insurance benefits.
Plaintiff is the 59 year old widow of Joaquin Torres, a wage earner, who died fully insured on August 14,1979. (Tr. 145) On August 17, 1982, plaintiff applied for widow’s disability insurance benefits. Her application was denied at all stages of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Consolo v. Federal Maritime CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Maria S. Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
- Lawrence Colwell v. John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1967
- Luis Velez v. Secretary of Health, Education, and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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