KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge: Social Security regulations require that disability benefits be paid to a claimant whose impairments prevent her from doing her previous work, unless the Secretary can identify other types of work she can perform. Where the claimant is close to retirement age, the Secretary’s burden is particularly heavy; he must identify jobs that are less demanding t…
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