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· 1/20/2005

Deborah L. Burch v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

Citations

  • 400 F.3d 676
  • 2005 WL 517862

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that an ALJ can consider a lack of supporting medical evidence when assessing credibility
  • holding that an ALJ may consider lack of medical evidence but it cannot be the only factor supporting an adverse credibility finding
  • holding that the court “must uphold the ALJ's decision where the evidence is susceptible to more than one rational interpretation”
  • holding that the agency’s 13 conclusion will not be reversed for errors that are harmless
  • holding that “ALJ is permitted to 19 consider lack of treatment in his credibility determination”
  • holding that the court “must uphold the ALJ’s decision where the evidence is susceptible to more than one rational interpretation”

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Judges: O'Scannlain, Cowen, Bea

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