'Hanging In There' Doesn't Ax Disability Claim, 9th Circ. Says

By Lauren Berg · September 23, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT

"Hanging in there" and working through the pain of a worsening disability is not a reason to reject the testimony of someone seeking social security benefits, the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday....

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Case Information

Case Title

Collard v. Commissioner of Social Security

Case Number

2:24-cv-00754

Court

Washington Western

Nature of Suit

Social Security: SSID Tit. XVI

Date Filed

May 30, 2024


Case Title

Collard v. Bisignano

Case Number

25-6334

Court

Appellate - 9th Circuit

Nature of Suit

 

Date Filed

October 08, 2025