Weight of Expert Witness Testimony in a Disability Claim

[摘要] In Determining Disability Eligibility, the Arbiter May Assign Different Weights to Testimony from Expert Examiners and Treating CliniciansIn Dols v. Saul, 931 F.3d 741 (8th Cir. 2019), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals decided whether an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) from the Social Security Administration (SSA) erred in concluding that the claimant, Mr. Dols, had only moderate functional restriction due to mental illness, thereby disqualifying him from receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI). In addition, the court ruled on whether the ALJ erroneously granted “great weight” to a psychological expert's opinion and “no weight” to Mr. Dols' drug and alcohol counselor's opinion.

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