· 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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