6 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 56 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 Johnny J. Howard v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnny J. Howard v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration Anchor | green | “he alj, not a physician, is charged with determining a claimant's rfc from the medical record.” | 18 |
| 2 | Barnett v. Apfel | green | “the alj is charged with carefully considering all the relevant evidence and linking his findings to specific evidence.” | 17 |
| 3 | Chapo v. Astrue | green | “here is no requirement in the regulations for a direct correspondence between an rfc finding and a specific medical opinion on the functional capacity in question.” | 12 |
| 4 | Oldham v. Astrue | green | “we review only the sufficiency of the evidence, not its weight . . . . although the evidence may have also supported contrary findings, we may not displace the agency's choice between two fairly conflicting views” | 3 |
| 5 | Audette KEMP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee | green | “while the alj is authorized to make a final decision concerning disability, he cannot interpose his own 'medical expertise' over that of a physician . . . .” | 3 |
| 6 | Johnny J. Howard v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “the alj, not a physician, is charged with determining a claimant's rfc from the medical record.” | 3 |
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.