· 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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