The following excerpt is from Tylitzki v. Shalala, 999 F.2d 1411 (9th Cir. 1993):
1 I note also that because Tylitzki is past age fifty-five, the Secretary must meet an even more stringent burden in denying his benefits application. Age fifty-five is the "point where age significantly affects a person's ability to do substantial gainful activity." 20 C.F.R. 404.1563(d) (1992). In order to meet these more stringent burdens, the Secretary must identify work for older claimants which is less demanding than their previous unsuitable work, id., although the work "cannot require so little skill that anyone at all could do it, as older people are at a competitive disadvantage for such jobs." Terry v. Sullivan, 903 F.2d 1273, 1276 (9th Cir.1990).
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