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· 9/14/1989

Edythe WEETMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis J. SULLIVAN, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 877 F.2d 20
  • 1989 WL 58511

How courts have described this case

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

  • medical report is “less persuasive since it was obtained by [claimant] only after 16 the ALJ issued an adverse determination”
  • “‘Any deterioration in her condition subsequent to the period of eligibility is, of 8 course, irrelevant.’”
  • a doctor’s opinion may be rejected 20 where it is inconsistent with the doctor’s own treatment notes
  • a 22 doctor’s opinion may be rejected where it is inconsistent with the doctor’s own treatment 23 notes
  • “Dr. Bonneau’s opinion is all the less persuasive since it was obtained 10 by Appellant only after the ALJ issued an adverse determination”
  • “[T]he reviewing court 18 must ‘look at the record as a whole and not merely at the evidence lending support 19 to a finding.’” (internal citation omitted)

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Judges: Wright, Tang, Wiggins

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