Topic: the alj has a duty to develop the facts fully and fairly re… · Go Syfert
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3 canonical passages across 3 cases, quoted by 30 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Travis RIPLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.

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1 Travis RIPLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee Anchor
ca5 · 1995
green “the alj has a duty to develop the facts fully and fairly relating to an applicant's claim for disability benefits.” 16
2 Brown v. Apfel
ca5 · 1999
green “may not reweigh the evidence in the record, nor try the issues de novo, nor substitute its judgment for that of the alj, even if the evidence preponderates against the alj's decision.” 8
3 Joyce Jones v. Michael Astrue, Commissioner
ca5 · 2012
green “a court will reverse the alj's decision as not supported by substantial evidence if the claimant shows that (1) the alj failed to fulfill his duty to develop the record adequately and (2) that failure prejudiced the plaintiff.” 6

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