Patsy Copeland v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr

How courts have described this case

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• holding “a rebuttable presumption against substantial gainful activity arises where [parties agree that] a disability claimant’s earnings are below the threshold set by the regulations”
• stating that the court “may affirm only on the grounds that the Commissioner stated for his decision”
• explaining the court is not to reweigh the evidence or substitute its judgment for that of the Commissioner
• Finding the Commissioner’s failure to address Copeland’s low earnings and apply the rebuttable presumption was grounds for remand
• “Substantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla and less than a preponderance.” (internal quotation marks omitted
• “Substantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla and less than a preponderance.” (citation and internal quotation marks omitted)

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