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· 5/31/1984

Michael Edwin SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 735 F.2d 312
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 22008
  • 5 Soc. Serv. Rev. 278

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  • ALJ must specifically discuss rejection of claimant's witnesses' testimony and must make express credibility determinations
  • the ALJ failed to accord proper weight by ignoring uncontradicted hearing testimony by claimant’s mother and aunt, as well as affidavits by three supervisors, in favor of one consultative examination by a doctor

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Judges: McMillian, Gibson, Bowman

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