Essie D. COOK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit · Decided 1986-02-21

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MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge. Essie Cook appeals from the decision of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny her widow’s Social Security insurance benefits. I. Essie Cook was born on March 8, 1931, and completed the eighth gr…

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