The following excerpt is from Thompson v. Colvin, No. 2:13-cv-1787-EFB (E.D. Cal. 2015):
Plaintiff bears the burden of demonstrating that her impairments or combination of impairments meet or equal the listing. See 20 C.F.R. 416.920(a)(4)(iii). To satisfy this burden, plaintiff must show that she meets every element described in the listing. See 20 C.F.R. 416.925(d); Sullivan v. Zebley, 493 U.S. 521, 530 (1990) (to establish equivalency to "a listed impairment, [the plaintiff] must present medical findings equal in severity to all the criteria for
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