MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the cross motions for summary judgment of the plaintiff and the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Plaintiff is the widow of Lewis Ward, an ex-coal miner who died on April 19, 1974, after his claim for black lung benefits was denied. A Hearing Examiner considered her claim for widow's benefits de novo and found, on the basis of the evidence of...
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