Luz M. SANTIAGO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee

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• holding that an ALJ may rely on a claimant’s description of former duties and current functional limitations
• noting that plaintiff bears the burden of showing disability during the relevant time period, though medical evidence outside that time period can be relevant
• affirming ALJ's determination at step four based on plaintiff's description of past relevant work
• “At steps one through four, the claimant has the burden of proving that she cannot return to her former employment because of the alleged disability”
• “the claimant has the burden of making some reasonable threshold showing that she cannot return to her former employment because of her alleged disability”
• “[E]conomic injury alone does not support a finding of irreparable harm, 6 because such injury can be remedied by a damage award.” (citation omitted)

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