Statute treatment: 20 C.F.R. § 416.1481

Ranked leading cases interpreting this statute, drawn from 706 citation events across 681 distinct cases.

706citations total

681distinct interpreting cases

61distinct courts

483citations in last 5y

1982–2026year range

Top 20 leading cases

#1 Mills v. Social Security (2001) ca1 261 own cites 2× in case

#2 Terry Steele v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security (2002) ca7 1,273 own cites 1× in case

#3 Jimmie L. Howard v. Commissioner of Social Security (2002) ca6 714 own cites 1× in case

#4 Jelinek v. Astrue (2011) ca7 679 own cites 1× in case

#5 Tina Popa v. Nancy Berryhill (2017) ca9 271 own cites 1× in case

#6 James MATLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, Etc., Defendant-Appellee (1990) ca9 33 own cites 2× in case

#7 Vallejo v. Berryhill (2017) ca10 108 own cites 1× in case

#8 Ralph DAMATO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis W. SULLIVAN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee (1992) ca7 74 own cites 1× in case

#9 Harper v. Bowen (1987) ca5 19 own cites 2× in case

#10 Virge Tucker, Jr. v. Richard Schweiker, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (1982) ca8 49 own cites 1× in case

#11 Menkes v. Comm Social Security (2008) ca3 38 own cites 1× in case

#12 Kenneth Cooper v. Commissioner Social Security (2014) ca3 24 own cites 1× in case

#13 Donald Brandyburg v. Louis W. Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services (1992) ca5 23 own cites 1× in case

#14 Maldonado Ex Rel. Maldonado v. Apfel (1999) nysd 20 own cites 1× in case

#15 King v. Colvin (2015) mad 20 own cites 1× in case

#16 Juliette Karger v. Commissioner of Social Security (2011) ca6 19 own cites 1× in case

#17 Claireather M. WILKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee (1991) ca4 19 own cites 1× in case

#18 Gann v. Colvin (2015) iand 14 own cites 1× in case

#19 Daniels v. Commissioner of Social Security (2003) ca6 12 own cites 1× in case

#20 Harper v. Bowen (1987) ca5 19 own cites 2× 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.