Sandra Blakes, on Behalf of Lamanuel Wolfe, Jr., a Minor v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

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• ALJs may not substitute their own opinions to fill gaps in the record
• “[T]he ALJ seems to have succumbed to the temptation to play doctor ... Under the circumstances, the ALJ should have summoned an expert to provide an informed basis for determining whether [claimant] is disabled.”

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