5 canonical passages across 5 cases, quoted by 55 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 House v. Astrue.
| # | Case | Flag | Canonical passage | Citers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | House v. Astrue Anchor | green | “a treating physician's opinion that a claimant is disabled or cannot be gainfully employed gets no deference because it invades the province of the commissioner to make the ultimate disability determination.” | 21 |
| 2 | Cathleen Raney v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security | green | “in determining what weight to give 'other medical evidence,' the alj has more discretion and is permitted to consider any inconsistencies found within the record.” | 13 |
| 3 | Joanne M. Hacker v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration | green | “a treating physician's own inconsistency may . . . undermine his opinion and diminish or eliminate the weight given his opinions.” | 9 |
| 4 | Samons v. Astrue | green | “may give a treating doctor's opinion limited weight if it provides conclusory statements only.” | 7 |
| 5 | Gregory Smith v. Carolyn W. Colvin | green | “better or more thorough medical evidence” | 5 |
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.