Johnson v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis

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38 district ·

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The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “) (citations and internal punctuation omitted). There is no record in Mr. Cubeddu's treatment notes that he subjected claimant to that test, or that she reported tenderness in at least 11 of 18 specified sites. Conseguently, his diagnosis of fibromyalgia cannot be said to be well supported by the medical record. 13 opinions from State agency medical and psychological consultants . . . may be entitled to greater weight than the opinions of treating or examining sources.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Andrade-Hermort v. Berryhill · Debora A. Smallidge v. SSA

2. “'[t]he musculoskeletal and neurological examinations are normal in fibromyalgia patients, and there are no laboratory abnormalities.' " Johnson , 597 F.3d at 410 (quoting Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine 2056 (16th ed. 2005)). "Rather, 'a patient's report of complaints, or history, is an essential diagnostic tool' in fibromyalgia cases,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Andrade-Hermort v. Berryhill · 114 F. Supp. 3d 741 - Miller v. Colvin

3. “once the ALJ accepted the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, [he] also ' had no choice but to conclude that the claimant suffer[ed] from the symptoms usually associated with [such condition], unless there was substantial evidence in the record to support a finding that claimant did not endure a particular symptom or symptoms.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Andrade-Hermort v. Berryhill