Legal Opinion
Paulina Berrios Lopez v. Secretary of Health and Human Services
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 12, 1991No. 91-1294PublishedCited by 154 opinions
1Per curiam
Claimant Paulina Berrios Lopez filed an application for Social Security disability benefits on November 9, 1988, alleging high blood pressure, a left knee condition, and arthritis. Subsequently, claimant also alleged a mental condition. After a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (AU) conceded that claimant had a severe impairment or impairments that precluded her return to her former work as a short-order cook. The AU found, however, that despite claimant’s exertional impairments claimant retained the residual functional capacity to perform light work, so long as alternation of positions…
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