8 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 107 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 Sullivan v. Zebley.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sullivan v. Zebley Anchor | red | “for a claimant to show that his impairment matches a listing, it must meet all of the specified medical criteria. an impairment that manifests only some of those criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify.” | 27 |
| 2 | Sullivan v. Zebley | red | “an impairment that manifests only some of those criteria, no matter how severely, does not qualify.” | 24 |
| 3 | Samuel C. EVANGELISTA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee | green | “we must affirm the secretary's , even if the record arguably could justify a different conclusion, so long as it is supported by substantial evidence.” | 15 |
| 4 | Marlin SARCHET, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee | green | “some people may have a severe case of fibromyalgia as to be totally disabled from working . . . but most do not and the question is whether is one of the minority.” | 9 |
| 5 | Leroy DUDLEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee | green | “he burden to demonstrate the existence of such a impairment rests with the claimant.” | 6 |
| 6 | Paulina Berrios Lopez v. Secretary of Health and Human Services | green | “the alj was entitled to credit the vocational expert's testimony as long as there was substantial evidence in the record to support the description of claimant's impairments given in the alj's hypothetical to the vocational expert.” | 5 |
| 7 | Mercado v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “generally, a failure to address all of the avery factors in the rationale of the final decision is cured if the factors are discussed or considered at the administrative hearing.” | 5 |
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