47 F. Supp. 2d 723 - McCall v. Apfel’s Empirical Analysis
1999
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1382C (§ 1614 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 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 Laws v. Celebrezze · Blalock v. Richardson · Hall v. Harris · Oppenheim v. Finch · Ford Motor Co. v. McDavid
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“To make maters worse for the ALJ, the law provides little guidance as to how to analyze an alcoholic’s credibility. The customary credibility analysis was eon- structed to evaluate the truthfulness of a claimant’s statement that she does suffer from an impairment — usually pain. When the relevant statement is that of an alcoholic claiming he has stopped drinking, the analysis is turned on its head. Where the ALJ would ordinarily be evaluating an assertion that an impairment exists, he must now evaluate a denial that an impairment exists.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Molloy v. Apfel
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