The following excerpt is from Salinovich v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., No. 18-3425-cv (2nd Cir. 2019):
When deciding an appeal from a denial of disability benefits, "[w]e conduct a plenary review of the administrative record to determine if there is substantial evidence, considering the record as a whole, to support the Commissioner's decision and if the correct legal standards have been applied." McIntyre v. Colvin, 758 F.3d 146, 149 (2d Cir. 2014) (quotation marks omitted).
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