Jeanette Farmer v. F. David Mathews, Secretary Health, Education & Welfare

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

The widow of a miner who worked nearly 40 years in underground coal mines appeals the denial of her application for black lung benefits pursuant to Subchapter IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 as amended (the Act), 30 U.S.C. § 901, et seq. (1970 ed. Supp. V). Though the miner worked and died in West Virginia, the widow was living in Ohio when she filed her claim. Benefits were denied initially by a disability examiner and upon reconsideration after a hearing before an administrative law judge. The Appeals Council adopted the findings and…