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· 9/8/1987

Thelma L. WALKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 826 F.2d 996
  • 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 11998
  • 18 Soc. Serv. Rev. 725

How courts have described this case

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

  • stating that the ALJ must “make specific and well-articulated findings as to the effect of the combination of impairments” in determining residual functional capacity
  • stating that the ALJ must “make specific and well-articulated findings as to the effect of the combination of impairments” in determining residual functional capacity
  • reversing and remanding because the ALJ made specific reference to some, but not all the claimant’s physical impairments during the RFC determination.
  • “It is established that the ALJ must consider the combined effects of a claimant’s impairments in determining whether she is disabled.”
  • “[I]t is the duty of the ALJ to make specific and well-articulated findings as to the effect of the combination of impairments and to decide whether the combined impairments cause the claimant to be disabled.”
  • applying harmless error analysis in Social Security case

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Judges: Anderson, Clark, Per Curiam, Simpson

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