781 F. Supp. 2d 92 - Saxon v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis

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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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “the ALJ is empowered with the discretion to afford less than controlling weight, or even no weight, to the opinion of 'other sources,' " as long as she "address[es] and discuss[es] the opinion”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Coger v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. · Allen v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

2. “[a]fter careful consideration of the evidence, the undersigned finds that the claimant’s medically determinable impairments could reasonably be expected to cause- the alleged symptoms; however, the claimant’s statements concerning the. intensity, persistence and limiting effects of these symptoms are not credible to the extent they are inconsistent with the above [RFC] assessment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 919 F. Supp. 2d 237 - Pidkaminy v. Astrue

3. “The less consistent an opinion is with the record as a whole, the less weight it is to be given.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 342 F. Supp. 3d 340 - Wynn v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.