Vicki WHEELER, Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Appellee

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• once claimant establishes existence of severe mental impairment that does not meet the listings, Secretary must use vocational expert testimony or other similar evidence to meet his burden of showing claimant can perform jobs available in the national economy
• if claimant suffers from severe mental impairment but not listed impairment and claimant cannot return to past relevant work, ALJ must use VE testimony or other similar evidence to show jobs exist that claimant can perform

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