13 canonical passages across 12 cases, quoted by 612 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 Winschel v. Commissioner of Social Security.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Winschel v. Commissioner of Social Security Anchor | green | “substantial evidence is more than a scintilla and is such relevant evidence as a reasonable person would accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 309 |
| 2 | Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee | green | “may not decide the facts anew, reweigh the evidence, or substitute its judgment for that of the commissioner.” | 56 |
| 3 | Ollie G. CHESTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee | green | “in determining whether substantial evidence exists, the reviewing court must view the record as a whole, taking into account evidence favorable as well as unfavorable to the commissioner's decision.” | 56 |
| 4 | Ollie G. CHESTER, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee | green | “may not decide the facts anew, reweigh the evidence, or substitute its judgment for that of the commissioner.” | 56 |
| 5 | Mamie L. JAMISON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services of the United States, Defendant-Appellee | green | “alj must consider the applicant's medical condition taken as a whole” | 45 |
| 6 | Christi L. Moore v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart | green | “such relevant evidence as a reasonable person would accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” | 43 |
| 7 | Auturo O. Simon v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “retains an important duty to 'scrutinize the record as a whole' and determine whether the agency's decision was reasonable.” | 12 |
| 8 | Jane E. Costigan v. Commissioner, Social Security | green | “intensity and persistence of the symptoms in determining how they limit the claimant's capacity for work.” | 11 |
| 9 | Henry S. Chambers, Jr. v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “in assessing whether a claimant is disabled, an alj must consider the medical opinions in a case record together with the rest of the relevant evidence received.” | 9 |
| 10 | Dirven D. REEVES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee | green | “the commissioner's duty to develop the record includes ordering a consultative examination if one is needed to make an informed decision.” | 4 |
| 11 | Annie Salazar v. Commissioner of Social Security | green | “in determining whether it is necessary to remand a case for development of the record, a court should consider 'whether the record reveals evidentiary gaps which result in unfairness or clear prejudice.” | 4 |
| 12 | Rita Pate v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “the determination of whether an individual is disabled is reserved to the commissioner, and no special significance will be given to an opinion on issues reserved to the commissioner.” | 4 |
| 13 | Rease v. Barnhart | green | “the failure of an alj to order a consultative examination, when such an evaluation is necessary to make an informed decision, constitutes justifiable cause for a remand to the commissioner.” | 3 |
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