The following excerpt is from Varney v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 859 F.2d 1396 (9th Cir. 1987):
Perhaps most important, by ensuring that credible claimants' testimony is accepted the first time around, the rule reduces the "delay and uncertainty" often found in this area of the law, see Murray v. Heckler, 722 F.2d 499, 502 (9th Cir.1983) (citation omitted), and ensures that deserving claimants will receive benefits as soon as
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