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· 2/25/2010

Denton v. Astrue

Citations

  • 596 F.3d 419
  • 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3909
  • 2010 WL 652979

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 was entitled to rely on medical experts when no contrary evidence is presented
  • holding that ALJ did not err by refusing to consider GAF scores in mental impairment case
  • holding that an ALJ “cannot simply cherry-pick facts that support a finding of non-disability while ignoring evidence that points to a disability finding.”
  • holding that ALJ properly assessed impact of non-severe depression in noting that the claimant “did not seek out treatment for depression during the period of purported disability”
  • holding that ALJs must “consider all relevant medical evidence and cannot simply cherry-pick facts that support a finding of non-disability while ignoring evidence that points to a disability finding.”
  • holding that ALJs must “consider all relevant 6 medical evidence and cannot simply cherry-pick facts that support a finding of non-disability while ignoring evidence that points to a disability finding.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bauer, Posner, Kanne

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