The following excerpt is from Klev v. Astrue, CIV S-11-0863 GGH (E.D. Cal. 2012):
The court reviews the Commissioner's decision to determine whether (1) it is based on proper legal standards pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 405(g), and (2) substantial evidence in the record as a whole supports it. Tackett v. Apfel, 180 F.3d 1094, 1097 (9th Cir.1999).
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