Legal Opinion
Jimmie L. Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2002No. 00-1310PublishedCited by 762 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WALLACE, Senior Circuit Judge.
An administrative law judge (ALJ) denied Howard’s application for Social Security disability benefits, finding that Howard was not disabled because she could perform a significant number of jobs in the economy despite her impairments. The Appeals Council denied Howard’s request for review, leaving the ALJ’s decision as the final decision of the Social Security Commissioner (Commissioner). 20 C.F.R. § 416.1481.
Howard sought review of the Commissioner’s final decision in district court pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), resulting in the district court affirming…
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