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· 6/27/1988

Franklin B. BERNAL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 851 F.2d 297
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 8664
  • 22 Soc. Serv. Rev. 321

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  • holding “a treating physician’s opinion may be rejected if it is brief, conclusory and unsupported by medical evidence”

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Judges: Seymour, Seth, O'Connor

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