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· 2/23/1996

Ronda S. CRAIG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 76 F.3d 585
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 2865
  • 1996 WL 76102

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that claimant’s allegations of pain need not be accepted to extent that they conflict with the record
  • holding that claimant’s allegations of pain need not be accepted to extent that they conflict with the record
  • holding that, “if a physician’s opinion is not supported by clinical evidence . . ., it should be accorded significantly less weight”
  • holding that claimant’s allegations of pain need not be accepted to extent that they conflict with the record
  • holding that “if a physician’s opinion is not supported by clinical evidence or if it is inconsistent with other substantial evidence, it should be accorded significantly less weight”
  • recognizing that, if treating source’s opinion “is not supported by clinical evidence or it is inconsistent with other substantial evidence, it should be accorded significantly less weight” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Wilkins, Luttig, Williams

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