Thomas E. McCartey v. Larry G. Massanari, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration

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• holding that “an ALJ must ordinarily give great weight to a [Veterans Administration] determination of disability”
• explaining that the ALJ must give persuasive, specific, and valid reasons to give less than great weight to a VA disability rating
• creating the rule that an ALJ procedurally errs when he fails to consider a VA finding and does not mention that finding in his opinion
• creating the rule that an ALJ procedurally errs when he fails to consider a VA finding and does not mention that finding in his opinion
• “[T]he ALJ may give less weight to a VA disability rating if [s]he gives persuasive, specific, valid reasons for doing so that are supported by the record.”
• remand for award of benefits is discretionary

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