Laurie Wellington v. Nancy Berryhill

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2017-12-29

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WATFORD, Circuit Judge, dissenting: I agree with the court’s discussion of the legal principles that govern resolution of this appeal, but I disagree with the ultimate disposition in this case. As the court explains in section III.A, SSR 83-20 requires an ALJ to appoint a medical advisor to assist in determining a claimant’s disability onset date in either of two sit…

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