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10 canonical passages across 8 cases, quoted by 471 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 Robert J. Lauer v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert J. Lauer v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security Anchor | green | “claimant's residual functional capacity is a medical question.” | 114 |
| 2 | Marcus Hensley v. Carolyn W. Colvin | green | “because a claimant's rfc is a medical question, an alj's assessment of it must be supported by some medical evidence of the claimant's ability to function in the workplace.” | 82 |
| 3 | Timothy Brown v. Carolyn W. Colvin | green | “the alj's decision to deny disability insurance benefits de novo to ensure that there was no legal error that the findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.” | 56 |
| 4 | Cox v. Astrue | green | “because a claimant's rfc is a medical question, an alj's assessment of it must be supported by some medical evidence of the claimant's ability to function in the workplace.” | 52 |
| 5 | Carmen Lewis v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security | green | “the alj is also required to set forth specifically a claimant's limitations and to determine how those limitations affect his rfc.” | 51 |
| 6 | Edwards v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “our touchstone is that a claimant's credibility is primarily a matter for the alj to decide.” | 37 |
| 7 | Robert J. Lauer v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security | green | “a claimant's residual functional capacity is a medical question.” | 30 |
| 8 | Jerold H. Nevland v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security | green | “an administrative law judge may not draw upon his own inferences from medical reports.” | 26 |
| 9 | Timothy Brown v. Carolyn W. Colvin | green | “the findings of fact are supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole.” | 13 |
| 10 | Travis Chaney v. Carolyn W. Colvin | green | “our touchstone is that a claimant's credibility is primarily a matter for the alj to decide.” | 10 |
A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.