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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 99 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 William MORALES, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security.

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1 William MORALES, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security Anchor
ca3 · 2000
green “where . . . the opinion of a treating physician conflicts with that of a non-treating, non-examining physician, the alj may choose whom to credit” 50
2 Keith Brunson v. Commissioner Social Security
ca3 · 2017
green “n alj may reject the opinion of a treating physician when it is unsupported and inconsistent with the other evidence in the record.” 49

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