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· 8/12/1991

James D. Lee v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services

Citations

  • 945 F.2d 687

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  • therapist is not an “acceptable medical source” to make a diagnosis or medical assessment of a Social Security claimant’s ability to work; his opinion can qualify, at best, as only “a layman’s opinion.”

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Judges: Ervin, Per Curiam, Russell, Sprouse

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