Legal Opinion
Wiekamp v. Apfel
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided September 29, 2000No. C99-4083MWBPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE DENIAL OF SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS
BENNETT, Chief Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION.1059
A. Factual Background.1059
B. Procedural Background.1059
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.1060
A. Standard Of Review.1060
1. “Substantial evidence on the record as a whole”.1061
2. Additional evidence not before the ALJ..1061
B. Disregard Of Opinions Of Treating Physicians.1062
1. Contentions of the parties .1062
2. Weight of treating physicians’opinions.1063
3. Was the treating psychiatrist’s opinion properly disregarded?.1064
a. General…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Sharon K. COX, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner of Social Security, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
- Allen R. Prosch v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Baldeo K. Singh v. Kenneth S. ApfelCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- Nancy KELLEY, Appellant, v. John J. CALLAHAN, Acting Commissioner, Social Security Administration, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Marnell v. BarnhartDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2003