Carpentier v. Sullivan’s Empirical Analysis
1990
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1382C (§ 1614 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Mathews v. Eldridge · Anderson v. City of Bessemer City · Richardson v. Perales · Walker v. Bowen · Garfield v. Schweiker
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“(1) Is the claimant working? If so, (and if there is no issue of a trial work period), his disability will have ended; (2) If a claimant is not working, do his impairments meet or equal the listings? If so, disability will be continued. (3) If the claimant’s impairments do not meet or equal the listings, has there been medical improvement? 8 If so, the sequence proceeds to step 4; if not, it proceeds to step 5; (4) Is the medical improvement related to the claimant’s ability to work? If so, the sequence proceeds to step 6; if not, it proceeds to step 5; (5) If there is no medical improvement, or if the medical improvement is not related to the claimant’s ability to work, does one of the exceptions to medical improvement apply? 9 If an exception does apply, the disability has ended, but if none of the exceptions apply, disability is continued; (6) If medical improvement is related to the ability to work, are all current impairments severe in combination? If not, the claimant is no longer disabled; (7) If the impairments are severe, the Secretary determines the claimant’s residual functional capacity and considers whether he can do work he has done in the past. If he can, he is no longer disabled. (8) If he cannot do his past work, the Secretary decides whether he can do other work given his residual functional capacity, age, education, and work experience. If so, he is not disabled.”
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