Gerald McALLISTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis J. SULLIVAN, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding the 7 ALJ erred because his reasons for disregarding a doctor’s opinions were “broad and 8 vague, failing to specify why the ALJ felt the [doctor’s] opinion was flawed”
• remanding for further proceedings 13 because the ALJ was in a better position than a reviewing court to point to pertinent evidence in 14 record
• applying the treating physician rule to conclude that the ALJ erred in rejecting a 20 doctor’s opinion for acting “as an advocate” without specific and legitimate reasons
• “The decision whether 6 to remand for further proceedings or simply to award benefits is within the discretion of [the] 7 court.”
• “The decision whether 13 to remand for further proceedings or simply to award benefits is within the discretion of [the] 14 court.”
• “The decision whether to 22 remand for further proceedings or simply to award benefits is within the discretion of [the] court.”

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