Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Callahan
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 29, 1997No. 96-6815PublishedCited by 1,173 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this appeal we review the district court’s affirmance of the Commissioner’s decision to award disability benefits to Claimant Jackson Lewis for the period of June 17, 1990, to November 12, 1992. Lewis argues that he continues to be unable to do any work due to a myriad of heart problems. The Commissioner found, however, that Lewis’s health had improved and that by November 12, 1992, he could perform sedentary and non-stressful work. The only issue on appeal is whether substantial evidence supported this decision. Because we find that the Commissioner, acting…
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