What is the test for making a prima facie case of disability under the Medical Vocational Grids Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Halper v. Shalala, 1995 WL 15621, 46 F.3d 1141 (9th Cir. 1994):
A claimant makes a prima facie case of disability if he can prove his impairments render him incapable of performing his previous occupation. Gallant v. Heckler, 753 F.2d 1450, 1452 (9th Cir. 1984). The burden then shifts to the Secretary to show that claimant can perform "other work" that exists in significant numbers in the national economy. Id.
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