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· 9/6/2007

Davidson v. Astrue

Citations

  • 501 F.3d 987
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 21277
  • 2007 WL 2492667

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that when the Appeals Council denies further review, the ALJ’s decision is deemed the final decision of the Commissioner
  • finding an ALJ correctly discounted a physician’s assessment report when his treatment notes contradicted the report
  • discounting treating physician’s opinion where treatment notes over the course of two years contained few hints at the serious physical limitations contained in opinion supporting disability claim
  • “Substantial evidence is less than a preponderance, but enough evidence that a reasonable mind would find adequate to support the Commissioner’s decision.”

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Judges: Murphy, Hansen, Colloton

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