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· 2/5/1982

Bienvenido Arocho v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

Citations

  • 670 F.2d 374
  • 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 22020

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that responses of a VE are relevant only to the extent offered in response to hypothetical questions that correspond to the medical evidence of record
  • holding that responses of a VE are relevant only to the extent offered in response to hypothetical questions that correspond to the medical evidence of record
  • stating that a vocational expert's answer to a hypothetical corresponding to plaintiff’s RFC may constitute substantial evidence
  • explaining that “for a vocational expert's answer to a hypothetical question to be relevant, the inputs into that hypothetical must correspond to conclusions that are supported by the outputs from the medical authorities”
  • stating vocational expert's answer to hypothetical may constitute substantial evidence only if hypothetical corresponds to plaintiff’s RFC
  • reguiring ALJ to frame the hypothetical guestion to correspond to the medical conclusions so the vocational expert's answer is relevant

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Judges: Coffin, Aldrich, Breyer

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