Legal Opinion
Chavez v. Berryhill
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 18, 2018No. 17-2978PublishedCited by 242 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Scudder, Circuit Judge.
*963When a person applies for disability benefits, the Social Security Administration evaluates that person's capacity to work and, at the fifth and final step of the analysis, assesses whether significant numbers of jobs exist that someone with those abilities and limitations could perform. This determination is consequential: answering no means the claimant is disabled and entitled to supplemental income, whereas a yes answer results in a denial of benefits. At this final step, the agency bears the burden of showing that suitable jobs exist in significant numbers. The…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Richardson v. PeralesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Brault v. Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- Elder v. AstrueCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Purdy v. BerryhillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2018
- Patrick W. Donahue v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2002
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3Cited by242 opinions
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