The following excerpt is from Pitzer v. Sullivan, 908 F.2d 502 (9th Cir. 1990):
We will set aside the denial of a disability claim only if the Secretary's findings are not supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole or if the Secretary's decision is based on legal error. 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405(g); Stone v. Heckler, 761 F.2d 530, 531 (9th Cir.1985). We consider the district court's decision, but we make "a full review of the facts" and "an independent determination as to whether the
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