Devora v. Barnhart

How courts have described this case

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

• “Where the ALJ has failed to develop the administrative record, remand for a new hearing is appropriate.”
• “When the claimant appears pro se, as was the case here, the ALJ has a heightened duty to develop the administrative record prior to making a determination.”
• “an ALJ has an independent duty to make reasonable efforts to obtain a report prepared by a claimant's treating physician in order to afford the claimant a full and fair hearing”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).