How have courts interpreted the duty of a professional in the context of disability benefits application?

MultiRegion, United States of America

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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