Opinion ID: 689651
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Heading Rank: 1

Heading: standard of review

Text: 9 Under the Social Security Act, a reviewing court must sustain the Secretary's findings if they are supported by substantial evidence. 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405(g). Substantial evidence is such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion. Pitts v. Sullivan, 923 F.2d 561, 564 (7th Cir.1991), quoting Richardson v. Perales, 402 U.S. 389, 401, 91 S.Ct. 1420, 1427, 28 L.Ed.2d 842 (1971). This Court will not substitute its own judgment for that of the Secretary, or undertake to decide facts or weigh evidence anew. Scivally v. Sullivan, 966 F.2d 1070, 1075 (7th Cir.1992).