· 11/12/1981
Alice M. Oldham v. Richard S. Schweiker, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant
Citations
- 660 F.2d 1078
- 1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 16089
How courts have described this case
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- “[T]he ALJ is free to reject the opinion of any physician when the evidence supports a contrary conclusion.”
- The ALJ is free to reject the opinion of any physician when the evidence supports a contrary conclusion
- A law judge may give substantial weight to the opinion of a non-examining reviewing source whose opinion is consistent with the overall record
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Judges: Johnson, Hatchett, Scott
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