Social Security Disability
26 groups with Delaware opinions1961–2026
- Substantial evidence; Rfc; Alj97 opinions · 1963–2026Reviewing substantial evidence for permanent impairment findings · Determining sufficiency of special damage pleading under discovery rules · Applying restatement approach to legal analysis
- Social security; Impairment; Evidence42 opinions · 1972–2026Reviewing administrative decision under social security act · Evaluating claimant's efforts to secure employment · Determining initial burden of proof in total disability cases
- Substantial evidence; Record substantial; Findings28 opinions · 1985–2025Review standard for administrative agency findings of fact · Analyzing waiver of right to effective counsel · Avoiding evidentiary slant without factual findings
- Appellate Review of Evidentiary Findings26 opinions · 1986–2026Determining burdens of proof in harmless error review · Determining functional equivalence of necessary and essential · Determining right to die in vegetative state
- Evidence; Record; Claimant26 opinions · 1963–2025Withholding judgment due to inadequate record for thoroughness · Receiver's duties and standards of review for claims · Commissioners' exclusive judgment on facts and testimony
- Disability; Impairment; Five-step22 opinions · 1979–2025Reviewing board findings on disability impairment · Evaluating competing medical expert opinions in disability cases · Determining disability under insurance policy grace period
- Medical; Opinions; Physician22 opinions · 1981–2026Sustaining awards based on medical testimony and evidence · Expert testimony and physician reliance on other medical tests · Evaluating physician assistant standard of care and causation
- Administrative; Alj's; Law judge's21 opinions · 1979–2025Deference to administrative agency factual findings · Jury findings of fact are conclusive if supported by evidence · Reviewing administrative decisions for evidence and discretion
- Disability Determination and Evidence Review17 opinions · 2000–2026Reviewing substantial evidence and forfeiture of benefits · Defining expert determination in dispute resolution process
- Administrative Law Evidentiary Standards and Review17 opinions · 1988–2025Determining substantial evidence and standard of review · Rebutting assessment presumption with competent evidence
- Reversal; Decision; Administrative15 opinions · 1999–2026Reviewing administrative adjudication for substantial evidence and legal error · Examining minor's capacity to institute civil proceedings · Counsel's decision not to raise certain issues on appeal
- Disability; Impairment; Work14 opinions · 1995–2026Determining actual job availability for disabled claimants · Determining when statutory disability threshold begins · Determining economic disability and displaced worker status
- Social Security Disability Benefits Law13 opinions · 1961–2026Determining burden of proof for total disability compensation · Considering social security benefits in equitable distribution · Interpreting "service" under social security act for wages
- Functional capacity; Residual functional; Work8 opinions · 1991–2024Medical evidence regarding disability and work capacity · Describing plaintiff's physical and cognitive impairments · Analyzing limitations regarding pace and workplace adaptation
- Duty develop; Develop record; Alj duty8 opinions · 1963–2023Duty to learn all facts and exercise discretion · Defining frivolous claims and screening process for IFP applications
- Administrative; Findings; Evidence8 opinions · 1992–2022Limiting administrative findings to evidence of probative value · Reviewing standard of review for factual findings
- Medical Evidence and Disability Determination7 opinions · 1987–2022Determining disability based on physical limitations and evidence · Evaluating medical evidence for disability determination · Determining substantial evidence in disability claims
- Treating; Physician; Opinions6 opinions · 1999–2023Weighing conflicting medical expert opinions and evidence rules · Weight given to treating physicians' medical opinions · Defining medical term's application to chiropractic practice
- Substantial evidence; Disability; Agency findings5 opinions · 1996–2021Reviewing disability benefits and forfeiture provisions · Secretary's authority to prescribe endorsement forms · Uniformity of indenture language essential to financial markets
- Determining conclusiveness of unrebutted expert medical evidence · ALJ's impermissible substitution of lay opinion for medical evidence
- Defining substantial evidence and appellate court's role
- Remanding for further proceedings and plea withdrawal options · Discretion to grant new trial and order remittitur
- Waiver of rights in release-dismissal agreements · Declining to decide fault or slander per se
- Diagnosability of fibromyalgia under disability statutes
- Noting the distinction between various professions
- Record refuting claims about adolescent development
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