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Opinion of Plaintiff's Treating Physician Ruled No More Important Than Plan Physician's Opinion (PDF)
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
[Opinion] Aug. 15, 2001 "[A] treating physician's opinion does 'not automatically control, since the record must be evaluated as a whole' ... Here, the Plan did not base its decision to terminate benefits on the report of any physician who had merely reviewed [the plaintiff's] medical records. All of the doctors who conducted [his] IMEs and IPEs examined him ..." [Delta Family-Care Disability & Survivorship Plan v. Marshall, Nos. 00-3441/3923 (8th Cir. July 31, 2001)] MORE >> |
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