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Gannon v. Astrue

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division
Oct 3, 2008
Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1057-N (N.D. Tex. Oct. 3, 2008)

Summary

finding that the ALJ had good cause to assign no weight to the treating physician's opinion, where the statements were in check-box form, and so, were brief and conclusory, and where the medical expert testified that the treating physician's opinion was unsupported by the evidence

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Opinion

Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1057-N.

October 3, 2008


ORDER


After making an independent review of the pleadings, files and records in this case, and the Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge, I am of the opinion that the findings and conclusions of the Magistrate Judge are correct and they are adopted as the findings and conclusions of the Court.

IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge are adopted.


Summaries of

Gannon v. Astrue

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division
Oct 3, 2008
Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1057-N (N.D. Tex. Oct. 3, 2008)

finding that the ALJ had good cause to assign no weight to the treating physician's opinion, where the statements were in check-box form, and so, were brief and conclusory, and where the medical expert testified that the treating physician's opinion was unsupported by the evidence

Summary of this case from Bass v. Saul
Case details for

Gannon v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:JEANINE A. GANNON, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, COMMISSIONER OF THE…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division

Date published: Oct 3, 2008

Citations

Civil Action No. 3:07-CV-1057-N (N.D. Tex. Oct. 3, 2008)

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