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8 canonical passages across 7 cases, quoted by 257 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 Slusser v. Astrue.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slusser v. Astrue Anchor | green | “enough that a reasonable mind would find the evidence adequate to support the alj's decision.” | 81 |
| 2 | Amy Thomas v. Nancy A. Berryhill | green | “consist of nothing more than vague, conclusory statements-checked boxes, circled answers, and brief fill-in-the-blank responses, and cite no medical evidence and provide little to no elaboration . . . possess 'little evidentiary value.” | 48 |
| 3 | Martise v. Astrue | green | “while an alj should recontact a treating or consulting physician if a critical issue is undeveloped, the alj is required to order medical examinations and tests only if the medical records presented to him do not give sufficient medical evidence to determine whether the claimant…” | 39 |
| 4 | Debra M. Estes v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, 1 | green | “an impairment which can be controlled by treatment or medication is not considered disabling.” | 36 |
| 5 | Moore v. Astrue | green | “a lack of functional restrictions on the claimant's activities is inconsistent with a disability claim where, as here, the claimant's treating physicians are recommending increased physical exercise.” | 20 |
| 6 | Phyllis Cox v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “has the burden to offer the evidence necessary to make a valid decision about her claim.” | 15 |
| 7 | Alan Pierce v. Kilolo Kijakazi | green | “so long as substantial evidence supports the alj's decision, the court will not reverse even if substantial evidence would have supported a contrary decision or even if the court would have decided the case differently.” | 10 |
| 8 | Amy Thomas v. Nancy A. Berryhill | green | “assessment little weight and relying more heavily on other opinions in the record.” | 8 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.