Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.1515

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 8 citation events across 7 distinct cases.

8citations total

7distinct interpreting cases

7distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1979–2022year range

Top 5 leading cases

#1 Gertrude E. Reynolds v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1983) ca6 33 own cites 1× in case

#2 Charles Veal v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare of the United States (1979) ca8 14 own cites 1× in case

#3 Lang v. Harris (1980) mowd 2 own cites 2× in case

#4 Barrientoz v. Massanari (2002) txwd 3 own cites 1× in case

#5 Smith v. Heckler (1984) med 1 own cites 1× in case

Ranking method: leading_score = ln(1 + own_citation_count) × √(mentions_in_case) × flag_factor, where flag_factor = 1.0 green · 0.6 unknown · 0.5 neutral · 0.4 yellow · 0.3 procedural · 0 red. Red-flagged cases excluded — their interpretation has been undermined and shouldn't lead the list. Top 20 returned per statute. Open any case for full G Cite, trajectory, and per-circuit treatment.