Frances Buxton v. William A. Halter, Commissioner of Social Security

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an ALJ “is not bound by conclusory statements of doctors, particularly where they are unsupported by detailed objective criteria and documentation”
• holding that an ALJ “is not bound by conclusory statements of doctors, particularly where they are unsupported by detailed objective criteria and documentation”
• recognizing that the ALJ “is not bound by conclusory statements of doctors, particularly where they are unsupported by detailed objective criteria and documentation”
• noting that an ALJ is not bound by a doctor’s conclusory statements which are unsupported by detailed objective criteria and documentation
• concluding a psychologist not qualified to opine regarding disability based 16 on underlying physical conditions
• noting that “there is a ‘zone of choice’ within which the Commissioner can act, without the fear of court interference”

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