Legal Opinion
Waters v. Barnhart
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2002No. 00-41432PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Waters sought disability benefits from the Social Security Administration based on a broken ankle and other related injuries. An Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) awarded Waters disability for a closed period — that is, between November 27, 1993 and November 5, 1996. In determining the cessation date for the period, the ALJ principally placed the burden on Waters to show that his disability continued past this date. Following the lead of a number of our sister circuits, we adopt the “medical improvement” standard in these closed period cases. This standard places…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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