COATES ON BEHALF OF COATES v. BOWEN

No. 87-1484.

875 F.2d 97 (1989)

Shirley COATES, on Behalf of Robert COATES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 4, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bob L. Perica, East Alton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ted K. Yasada, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, COFFEY and MANION, Circuit Judges.


MANION, Circuit Judge.

Shirley Coates seeks judicial review of the Appeals Council's determination that her successful 1984 claim for widow's benefits on behalf of her husband's disability was a new claim rather than a reopening of his unsuccessful application in 1973. The magistrate dismissed the action for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

I.

Background

From 1952 to 1971, Robert Coates worked as an unskilled laborer in a munitions factory...

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