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Rossello Ex Rel. Rossello v. Astrue
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2008) | 529 F.3d 1181; 381 U.S. App. D.C. 477; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 13280; 2008 WL 2492002
TL;DR: A federal court reversed the Social Security Administration's denial of disability benefits, finding the agency's decision was not supported by "substantial evidence" because it completely ignored uncontested proof that the claimant's employment was subsidized due to her severe mental illness.
Legal Significance: This case illustrates the limits of the deferential "substantial evidence" standard of review, demonstrating that an agency's factual conclusion is arbitrary and capricious when it ignores or mischaracterizes uncontroverted evidence that is directly relevant to its own regulations.