The following excerpt is from Sanchez v. Colvin, Case No.: 16cv31-LAB (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2016):
Section 405(g) of the Social Security Act permits unsuccessful applicants to seek judicial review of the Commissioner's final decision. 42 U.S.C. 405(g). The scope of judicial review is limited in that a denial of benefits will not be disturbed if it is supported by substantial evidence and contains no legal error. Id.; see also Batson v. Comm'r Soc. Sec. Admin., 359 F.3d 1190,
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1193 (9th Cir. 2004).
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