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Every decision we've filed under Social Security.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order upholding the denial of disability benefits. The panel found substantial evidence supported the administrative law judge's rejection of the plaintiff's medical opinions and testimony.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order upholding the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of supplemental security income benefits. The panel concluded that the administrative law judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court order remanding a Social Security disability claim for further proceedings. The court held that factual conflicts in the record precluded an immediate award of benefits under the credit-as-true rule.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of Social Security disability benefits to Jeana Eileen Starkweather. Although the court identified minor errors in the Administrative Law Judge's evaluation of medical evidence, it ruled those errors were harmless.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by a veteran claiming entitlement to a higher disability evaluation. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction because the appellant failed to challenge the validity or interpretation of any statute or regulation.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of disability benefits for Victor Gerard Guyton, II. The court held that the Administrative Law Judge's decision was supported by substantial evidence and that Guyton forfeited his arguments by failing to raise them with sufficient particularity in the district court.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment upholding the denial of supplemental security income to Andrew J. Moore. The court held that the Administrative Law Judge applied the correct legal standards and that the factual findings were supported by substantial evidence.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's order upholding the Social Security Administration's denial of a disability benefits claim. The panel found the administrative law judge's decision supported by substantial evidence and free of reversible legal error.
The Fourth Circuit denied ICG Eastern's petition for review of a Benefits Review Board decision. The court upheld the award of black lung benefits to Donald Seabolt.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the Benefits Review Board's decision awarding black lung benefits to Roger L. Hale, Sr. The court found that substantial evidence supported the Administrative Law Judge's determination of legal pneumoconiosis.