Administrative – Social Security – Disability – Chronic Depression – Weight to Psychiatrist's Opinion – Cherry-Picked Medical Record
In denying disability benefits to plaintiff, who has suffered from and been treated for chronic depression for many years, the administrative law judge erred in according little weight to the opinion of plaintiff’s treating psychiatrist and in cherry-picking the few good moments represented in plaintiff’s medical record while ignoring the toll that her persistent, very ...
Source: nclawyersweekly.com
