The following excerpt is from Martin v. Colvin, No. 2:13-cv-2671 DAD (E.D. Cal. 2015):
(9th Cir. 2008) ("The opinion of a nonexamining physician cannot by itself constitute substantial evidence that justifies the rejection of the opinion of either an examining physician or a treating physician."); Osenbrock v. Apfel, 240 F.3d 1157, 1165 (9th Cir. 2001) ("most recent medical reports are highly probative").
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