A federal judge in the District of New Jersey, Judge Claire C. Cecchi, has upheld the Social Security Administration’s decision to refuse disability insurance benefits to a 60-year-old woman from Essex County. The woman, named Sheila B., applied for benefits in February 2022, alleging that she has been unable to work since October 2021 due to various health impairments including asthma, hypertension, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, and osteoarthritis in the right shoulder. After a detailed review of medical records and work capacities, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) ruled she was not deemed disabled under the Social Security Act. That decision was also upheld by the Appeals Council in July 2024. The recent ruling from Judge Cecchi affirms that the previous decisions were supported by substantial evidence.

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