314 F. Supp. 2d 52 - Arruda v. Barnhart’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
16 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Richardson v. Perales · Bowen v. Yuckert · Irlanda Ortiz v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Rodriguez v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Goodermote v. Secretary of Health & Human Services
Most-quoted passages
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“The relevant regulations further permit the ALJ to downplay the weight afforded a treating physician's assessment of the nature and severity of an impairment where, as here, it is internally inconsistent or inconsistent with other evidence in the record including treatment notes and evaluations by examining and nonexamining physicians.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“[T]reating physician's conclusions regarding total disability may be rejected by the Secretary especially when, as here, contradictory medical advisor evidence appears in the record.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“well-supported by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques and ... not inconsistent with the other substantial evidence in [the claimant's] case record[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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