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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 17 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 Ahmed Nejat v. Commissioner of Social Securit.

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1 Ahmed Nejat v. Commissioner of Social Securit Anchor
ca6 · 2009
green “although physicians opine on a claimant's residual functional capacity to work, ultimate responsibility for capacity-to-work determinations belongs to the commissioner.” 12
2 Elizabeth L. Cohen v. Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services
ca6 · 1993
green “the alj . . . is not bound by conclusory statements of doctors, particularly where they are unsupported by detailed objective criteria and documentation.” 5

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