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· 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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