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 grade in school. Her husband, Clewit Cook, died on October 19, 1982. At the time of his death, Clewit Cook was a fully insured...
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