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· 10/3/2016

Hernandez v. McDonald

Citations

  • 137 S. Ct. 157
  • 196 L. Ed. 2d 120
  • 85 U.S.L.W. 3143
  • 2016 WL 5640315
  • 2016 U.S. LEXIS 5138

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • finding an ALJ’s determination to reject portions of the medical opinion and accept other portions was proper
  • stating the ALJ can award greater weight to the state agency physicians than treating physicians when the agency physicians’ opinions are supported by the record
  • “State agency medical consultants are considered experts and their opinions may be entitled to greater weight if their opinions are supported by the evidence.”
  • “State agency medical consultants are considered experts and their opinions may be entitled to greater weight if their opinions are supported by the evidence.”
  • “State agency 19 medical consultants are considered experts and their opinions may be entitled to greater weight if their opinions are supported by the evidence.”
  • “State agency medical consultants are considered experts and their opinions may be entitled to greater weight if their opinions are supported by the evidence.”

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