Willcockson v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
540 F.3d 878 · 2008
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 4 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1382 (§ 1611 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 1382C (§ 1614 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 423 (§ 223 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Polaski v. Heckler · Robinson v. Sullivan · McKinney v. Apfel · Smith v. Heckler · Lorenzen v. Chater
Most-quoted passages
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“[s]everal errors and uncertainties in the opinion [occur], that individually might not warrant remand, in combination create sufficient doubt about the ALJ's rationale for denying”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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