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· 9/5/2007

Tracy v. Astrue

Citations

  • 518 F. Supp. 2d 1291
  • 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74331
  • 2007 WL 2851920

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that ALJ must make a reasonable effort to ascertain the identity of a physician whose signature is illegible
  • declining consideration of the plaintiff’s challenges involving the ALJ's credibility analysis in light of the court’s remand for reexamination of medical evidence
  • ALJ should recontact treating physician for clarification of his opinion before rejecting it
  • “[T]he development of an 20 adequate record requires the ALJ to make a reasonable effort to ascertain the identity of a 21 medical source who prepares a medical source statement which provides opinions 22 regarding a claimant’s physical and/or mental limitations.”

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Judges: Wesley E. Brown

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