Edwind F. PRATTS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding that the ALJ’s affirmative duty to develop the record exists even when the claimant is represented by counsel
• holding that denial of the plaintiff’s disability benefits was not supported by substantial evidence, in part, where the A.L.J. “committed several factual errors in evaluating the medical evidence.”
• holding that the ALJ failed to adequately articulate the basis for her conclusion that claimant's nonexertional limitations did not substantially diminish his work capacity and failed to consider whether testimony from a vocational expert was necessary
• holding that a “significant gap in the administrative record” warranted remand
• finding that SSA denial of benefits was not supported by 12 substantial evidence because ALJ made findings of fact inconsistent 13 with the record
• finding that SSA denial of benefits was not supported by substantial evidence because ALJ made findings of fact inconsistent with the record

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