Disability Benefits

By: Derek Hawkins//September 6, 2016//

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Eric Alvarado v. Carolyn W. Colvin

Case No.: 15-2925

Officials: POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Focus: Disability Benefits

Substantial evidence supported ALJ’s finding that appellant could still engage in simple work.

In 1993, Eric Alvarado was granted disability benefits due to his impairments, which included a severe learning disorder. In 2004, the Social Security Administration stopped paying those benefits after determining that, despite his severe learning disorder, Alvarado could do certain relatively simple jobs. Because that determination was supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.

Affirmed

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