Martinez v. Astrue

How courts have described this case

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

• observing that an ALJ is required to give “good reasons” for not giving the well-supported opinion of a treating physician “controlling weight”
• noting that “if she was not disabled by [the relevant period], she cannot obtain benefits even if she is disabled now”
• noting that “ ‘opinions of administrative law judges denying benefits routinely state (with some variations in wording
• stating that “people with serious psychiatric problems are often incapable of taking their prescribed medications consistently”
• discussing a study finding 65.05% of Social Security appeals resulted in an affirmance of the denial of benefits
• discussing a study finding 65.05% of Social Security appeals resulted in an affirmance of the denial of benefits

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).