Christner v. Astrue

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “circumstantial evidence” existed supporting manifestation of the claimant’s mental retardation before age 22, “including [the claimant’s] low-grade dropout and participation in prior special education classes”
• holding that the claimant’s intermittent work history as a tree trimmer supported his IQ
• holding that the record “did not belie” the claimant’s IQ of 58 where he attended special education classes, did not live independently, and “dropped out of school at a low grade” (either in the sixth or eighth grade)
• “A claimant who is found to be mentally retarded under this listing is presumed disabled at step three without further inquiry.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).