Hunt v. Heckler’s Empirical Analysis

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5 federal appellate ·

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1. “A. Burden of Proof This court has held on many occasions that once the claimant has shown a disability that prevents him from returning to his previous line of work, the burden shifts to the ALJ to show that there is other work in the national economy that he could perform. See, e.g., Baugus v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 717 F.2d 443, 445-46 (8th Cir.1983); Nettles v. Schweiker, 714 F.2d 833, 835-36 (8th Cir. 1983); O’Leary v. Schweiker, 710 F.2d 1334, 1337 (8th Cir.1983). The evidence is clear that Hunt was unable to perform the lifting and standing required at his former job. Therefore, the burden was on the ALJ to establish with substantial evidence that Hunt has the capacity to do other kinds of work and that, considering his qualifications and capabilities, there is some work in the national economy that he can perform. McCoy v. Schweiker, 683 F.2d 1138, 1146-47 (8th Cir.1982) (en banc).”

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   e.g. Davis v. Callahan