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· 9/18/1986

Clementine COTTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 799 F.2d 1403
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 30859
  • 15 Soc. Serv. Rev. 13

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  • finding legal error where 18 ALJ’s findings ignored medical evidence without giving specific, legitimate reasons for doing 19 so
  • finding legal error where ALJ’s findings ignored medical evidence without giving 20 specific, legitimate reasons for doing so
  • legal error where ALJ’s findings completely ignore medical evidence without giving specific, legitimate reasons for doing so
  • legal error where ALJ's findings completely ignore medical evidence without giving specific, legitimate reasons for doing so
  • “ ‘Congress clearly meant that so long as the pain is associated with a clinically demonstrated impairment, credible pain testimony should contribute to a determination of disability’ ”
  • excess 21 pain testimony cannot be discredited solely on the ground that it is not fully corroborated by 22 objective medical findings

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Judges: Pregerson, Nelson, Thompson

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