Grecol v. Halter’s Empirical Analysis
2002
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Consolidated Edison Co of New York v. National Labor Relations Board · Duncan v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Brainard v. Secretary of Health & Human Services · Allen v. Califano · King v. Heckler
Most-quoted passages
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“First, we examine whether there is objective medical evidence of an underlying medical condition. If there is, we then examine: (1) whether objective medical evidence confirms the severity of the alleged pain arising from the condition; or (2) whether the objectively established medical condition is of such a severity that it can reasonably be expected to produce the alleged disabling pain.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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