Hiler v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis
687 F.3d 1208 · 2012
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1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291
Relies on Valentine v. Commissioner Social Security Administration · Lester v. Chater · McCartey v. Massanari · Howard Wolff v. Barnhart
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“We note that, on remand, the ALJ is not compelled to adopt the conclusions of the VA's decisions wholesale, but if she deviates from final VA decisions, she may do so based only on contrary evidence that is 'persuasive, specific, valid' and supported by the record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Luther v. Berryhill“Because we remand the case to the ALJ for the reasons stated, we decline to reach [plaintiff's] alternative ground for remand.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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