The following excerpt is from Tate v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., No. 2:12-cv-2420-JAM-CMK (E.D. Cal. 2014):
The claimant has the initial burden of proving the existence of a disability within the meaning of the Act. (Terry v. Sullivan, 903 F.2d 1273, 1275 (9th Cir. 1990).) The claimant
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