· 3/19/1986
Floyd WARD, Appellant, v. Margaret HECKLER, Secretary, Health & Human Services, Appellee
Citations
- 786 F.2d 844
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23121
- 13 Soc. Serv. Rev. 148
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- treating physician’s opinions discredited as conclusory because based on incomplete and brief reports of record
- a treating physician's opinion is ordinarily entitled to greater weight than that by a consulting physician in the context of a disability determination
- small omissions of testimony \although distracting. . . did not interfere with comprehension of the testimony to an extent that would hinder fair review\
- \The ALJ rejects Dr. Davis's findings regarding the degree of Ms. Morse's impairments.\
- medical opinion unsupported by record
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Judges: Ross, Bright, Arnold
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