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Shari L. v. Bisignano: No Error in Rejecting Treating Source Limitations

Shari L. filed applications for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income alleging disability beginning August 1, 2021. She...

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Smith v. Cox Enterprises: Fourth Circuit Finds ERISA Review Failed to Address SSA Evidence

Background of the Long-Term Disability Benefits Jeremy Smith worked for Cox Enterprises, Inc. as a customer care technician. In 2012, after...

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Jones v. Commissioner of Social Security: Disability Benefits Appeal

Travis Jones applied for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI), alleging disability beginning...

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Wilder v. Kijakazi: Court Affirms SSA Disability Denial

In Wilder v. Kijakazi, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the denial of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits...

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Mazon v. SSA: Conservative Care Undermined Disability Claim

In Mazon v. Commissioner of Social Security, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California upheld the denial of disability insurance...

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Smith v. O'Malley: SSA Judgment Stands Despite Motion to Amend

In Smith v. O’Malley, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California denied a motion by the Social Security Administration (SSA) to...

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Parsons v. Kijakazi: Court Reverses Disability Denial for Error

In Parsons v. Kijakazi, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona reversed the Social Security Administration's (SSA) denial of disability...

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Montgomery v. O’Malley: Credibility and RFC Analysis Upheld

The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has upheld the Social Security Administration’s denial of disability benefits to former...

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Hi-Tech Flooring v. WCAB: Disability Pension Doesn’t Prove Retirement

The case of Hi-Tech Flooring, Inc. v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board (Santucci), decided by the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania in 2022,...

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ALJ Errors Lead to Remand in Carla S. Social Security Appeal

The case of Carla S. v. O'Malley, decided by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in January 2024, involved a...

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