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· 1/25/2007

Negussie v. District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

Citations

  • 915 A.2d 391
  • 2007 D.C. App. LEXIS 7
  • 2007 WL 173787

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting the idea that ALJs are required ―to choose a disability percentage rating provided either by the claimant’s or the employer’s medical examiner‖
  • explaining that ALJs are authorized to consider these five factors
  • rejecting the idea that ALJs are required \to choose a disability percentage rating provided either by the claimant's or the employer's medical examiner\
  • \ '[D]isability' is an economic and legal concept which should not be confounded with a medical condition ....\
  • “ ‘[Disability’ is an economic and legal concept which should not be confounded with a medical condition....”
  • ―‗[D]isability‘ is an economic and legal concept which should not be confounded with a medical condition . . . .‖

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Judges: Washington, Reid, Kramer

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