Topic: a finding of no substantial evidence is appropriate only if… · Go Syfert
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6 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 84 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 Arthur Whitehead v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr.

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1 Arthur Whitehead v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr Anchor
ca5 · 2016
green “a finding of no substantial evidence is appropriate only if no credible evidentiary choices or medical findings support the decision.” 21
2 Uwe Taylor v. Michael Astrue, Commissioner
ca5 · 2012
green “is exceedingly deferential and limited to two inquiries: whether substantial evidence supports the alj's decision, and whether the alj applied the proper legal standards when evaluating the evidence.” 18
3 Perez v. Barnhart
ca5 · 2005
green “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.” 15
4 Perez v. Barnhart
ca5 · 2005
green “reweigh the evidence or substitute its judgment for the commissioner's.” 13
5 Arthur Whitehead v. Carolyn Colvin, Acting Cmsnr
ca5 · 2016
green “is appropriate only if no credible evidentiary choices or medical findings support the decision.” 12
6 Myers v. Apfel
ca5 · 2001
green “is an assessment of an individual's ability to do sustained work-related physical and mental activities in a work setting on a regular and continuing basis.” 5

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