An individual is entitled to benefits if such individual:
(b)
Is not married during her initial month of entitlement (or, for months prior to May 1972, had not remarried since the miner's death);
(c)
Has filed a claim for benefits in accordance with the provisions of §§ 410.220 through 410.234;
(d)
Was dependent on the miner at the pertinent time (see § 410.360 or § 410.361 ); and
(1)
Was entitled to benefits at the time of his death; or
(2)
Died before January 1, 1974, and it is determined that he was totally disabled due to pneumoconiosis at the time of his death, or that his death was due to pneumoconiosis (see subpart D of this part).
Code of Federal Regulations
[37 FR 20636, Sept. 30, 1972, as amended at 41 FR 4899, Feb. 3, 1976]