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· 2/21/1986

Essie D. COOK, Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Appellee

Citations

  • 783 F.2d 1168
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 22431
  • 12 Soc. Serv. Rev. 284

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the ALJ must make a “speczfic and well-articulated finding as to the effect of the combination of impairments” (emphasis added)
  • reversing and remanding when ALJ “failed to compare [the claimant’s] symptoms to the requirements of any of the four listed impairments, except in a very summaty way’
  • noting the ALJ “has a duty to explore all relevant facts and inquire into issues necessary for adequate development of the record and cannot rely on the evidence submitted by the claimant when that evidence is inadequate”

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Judges: Phillips, Murnaghan, Sprouse

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