Martinez v. Massanari

How courts have described this case

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

• “[A] retrospective diagnosis by a treating physician is entitled to controlling weight unless it is contradicted by other medical evidence or ‘overwhelmingly compelling’ non-medical evidence.”
• “The ALJ’s failure to pursue and consider the possibility of retrospective diagnosis based on these subsequent tests and treatments was error.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).