Samons v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
497 F.3d 813 · 2007
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 405 (§ 205 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Polaski v. Heckler · Singh v. Apfel · Sheila J. Young v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security · Lowe v. Apfel · Hacker v. Barnhart
Most-quoted passages
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“Under Polaski [v. Heckler, 739 F.2d 1320, 1322 (8th Cir. 1984)], a claimant's subjective complaints may not be rejected based solely on the lack of an `objective medical basis' for them.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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