6 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 303 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 McIntyre v. Colvin.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McIntyre v. Colvin Anchor | green | “if evidence is susceptible to more than one rational interpretation, the commissioner's conclusion must be upheld.” | 115 |
| 2 | Ronald E. Veino, Sr. v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security | green | “genuine conflicts in the medical evidence are for the commissioner to resolve.” | 111 |
| 3 | Richardson v. Perales | green | “we therefore are presented with the not uncommon situation of conflicting medical evidence. the trier of fact has the duty to resolve that conflict.” | 39 |
| 4 | Distefano v. Berryhill | green | “tate agency physicians are qualified as experts in the evaluation of medical issues in disability claims,' and as such, 'their opinions may constitute substantial evidence if they are consistent with the record as a whole.” | 18 |
| 5 | Wavercak v. Astrue | green | “because we have already concluded that substantial record evidence supports the rfc finding, we necessarily reject wavercak's vocational expert challenge.” | 14 |
| 6 | Darline Halloran v. Jo Anne Barnhart, as Commissioner of the Social Security Administration | green | “he opinion of the treating physician is not afforded controlling weight where, as here, the treating physician issued opinions that are not consistent with other substantial evidence in the record, such as the opinions of other medical experts.” | 6 |
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.