The following excerpt is from Moran v. Astrue, 569 F.3d 108 (2nd Cir. 2009):
duty to investigate and develop the facts and develop the arguments both for and against the granting of benefits." Id. (internal quotation marks omitted); accord Tejada v. Apfel, 167 F.3d 770, 774 (2d Cir.1999).
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