Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit November 6, 1990, 89-1748 (Bernice Bennett v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Gray Panthers Advocacy Committee, Older Womens League, Amici Curiae)

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we consider the effect of the recent Supreme Court case of

Sullivan v. Zebley,

— U.S. -, 110 S.Ct. 885, 107 L.Ed.2d 967 (1990), on the Secretary of Health and Human Services’ (the “Secretary”) regulations regarding disability benefits for widows. Under the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 1381

et seq.