Jacqueline W. DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Defendant-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1989-02-13

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WILSON, District Judge: Jacqueline Davis appeals from the denial of disability insurance benefits contending that the Administrative Law Judge (“AU”) improperly rejected the opinion of her treating physician. We agree and reverse. In the process we take the opportunity to clarify the legal standard for rejecting the opinion of a treating physician, as well as to explain the clai…

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