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TALAVERA v. ASTRUE

Docket No. 11-4209-cv.

697 F.3d 145 (2012)

Christina TALAVERA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: October 11, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Gottlieb , Axelrod & Gottlieb LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Seth D. Eichenholtz ( Varuni Nelson , Kathleen A. Mahoney , on the brief), Assistant United States Attorneys, for Loretta E. Lynch , United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: STRAUB, KATZMANN, Circuit Judges.

KATZMANN, Circuit Judge:

In this case, we address two issues of first impression in this Circuit relating to the eligibility standards for Supplemental Security Income ("SSI") disability benefits on the basis of an intellectual disability under the regulatory framework promulgated by the Social Security Administration ("SSA"). We first hold that evidence of a qualifying deficit in adult cognitive functioning serves as prima...

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