What is a "disabled" for purposes of entitlement to disability benefits?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Moore v. Colvin, 1:12-cv-811 GSA (E.D. Cal. 2013):
A claimant is "disabled" for purposes of entitlement to disability benefits if he or she is unable "to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months." 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(A); 42 U.S.C. 423(d)(1)(A); Drouin v. Sullivan, 966 F.2d 1255, 1257 (9th Cir. 1992).
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