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· 10/22/1992

Edward B. Overton v. William K. Reilly, Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency, and United States Environmental Protection Agency

Citations

  • 977 F.2d 1190
  • 2 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 254
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 27265
  • 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,835
  • 60 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 128
  • 1992 WL 297990

How courts have described this case

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  • observing in Rehabilitation Act case that Social Security Administration “determination of disability may be relevant evidence of the severity of [the party’s] handicap, but it can hardly be construed as a judgment that [the party] could not do his job”
  • “the SSA may award disability benefits on a finding that the claimant meets the criteria for a listed disability, without inquiring into his ability to find work within the economy”
  • Social Security Administration may award benefits based on finding that claimant meets criteria for a listed disability or is unlikely to find work in the general economy, even though there may bé some work the claimant can do

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Judges: Cudahy, Kanne, Eschbach

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