Allord v. Astrue

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• noting that if any “lingering doubt regarding [claimant’s] qualification for disability benefits” remains, a remand for an award of benefits is inappropriate
• explaining that “[c]ourts have the statutory power to affirm, reverse, or modify the Social Security Administration’s decision, with or without remanding the case for further proceedings”
• finding that an award of benefits is appropriate “only if all factual issues involved in the entitlement determination have been resolved and the resulting record supports only one conclusion—that the applicant qualifies for disability benefits”
• summarizing standard but then remanding for further hearing where record did not compel finding of disability
• declining to award benefits where district court remanded for further consideration of treating physician’s opinion
• summarizing standard but then remanding for further hearing where record did not compel finding of disability

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).