Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 404.346

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 17 citation events across 10 distinct cases.

17citations total

10distinct interpreting cases

9distinct courts

1citations in last 5y

1983–2023year range

Top 8 leading cases

#1 Josephine CARVER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee (1989) ca6 13 own cites 3× in case

#2 Georgia Slessinger v. Secretary of Health and Human Services (1987) ca1 60 own cites 1× in case

#3 Mary Kirkland v. Railroad Retirement Board (1983) ca2 31 own cites 1× in case

#4 Sarah CAPITANO, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Appellee (1984) ca2 21 own cites 1× in case

#5 Knott v. Barnhart (2003) caed 4 own cites 3× in case

#6 Fontana v. Callahan (1998) nyed 2 own cites 3× in case

#7 Bobbie R. SCOTT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1988) ca8 1 own cites 1× in case

#8 Acuna v. Sullivan (1991) ared 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.