SAUNDERS v. KIJAKAZI

No. 20-5263.

6 F.4th 1 (2021)

Maria A. SAUNDERS, Appellant, v. Kilolo KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner, SSA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christine P. Benagh argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellant. Elliott Andalman entered an appearance.

Johnny H. Walker , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief was R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Before: Wilkins and Rao, Circuit Judges, and Silberman, Senior Circuit Judge.


Maria Saunders appeals the Social Security Administration's denial of her disability claim. In 2014, Saunders slipped on ice at work. She filed for disability benefits, which an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ") denied after a 2017 hearing. On appeal, Saunders raises several claims, including

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