Teague v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
638 F.3d 611 · 2011
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 4 district ·
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 · Prosch v. Apfel · Eichelberger v. Barnhart · Clark v. Apfel · Finch v. Astrue
Most-quoted passages
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“(c) How we weigh medical opinions. Regardless of its source, we will evaluate every medical opinion we receive. Unless we give a treating source’s opinion controlling weight under paragraph (c)(2) of this section, we consider all of the following factors in deciding the weight we give to any medical opinion. (1) Examining relationship. Generally, we give more weight to the opinion of a source who has examined you than to the opinion of a source who has not examined you. (2) Treatment relationship. Generally, we give more weight to opinions from your treating sources, since these sources are likely to be the medical professionals most able to provide a detailed, longitudinal picture of your medical impairment(s) and may bring a unique perspective to the medical evidence that cannot be obtained from the objective medical findings alone or from reports of individual examinations, such as consultative examinations or brief hospitalizations. If we find that a treating source’s opinion on the issue(s) of the nature and severity of your impairments) is well-supported by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques and is not inconsistent with the other substantial evidence in your case record, we will give it controlling weight. When we do not give the treating source’s opinion controlling weight, we apply the factors listed in paragraphs (c)(2)(i) and (c)(2)(h) of this section, as well as the factors in paragraphs (c)(3) through (c)(6) of this section in deter”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“affirming a denial of social security insurance benefits and affirm if the ALJ's decision is 'supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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