Treating Physician Rule

Eleventh Circuit precedent requiring ALJs to give controlling weight or articulate good cause for rejecting a treating physician's opinion

1. White v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (September 25, 2017)
3. Original Case: Ronald White v. Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
4. DefendantsNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsRonald WhiteJudgesAnn Claire WilliamsDiane S. SykesDavid F. HamiltonInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitSocial Security Administration
5. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Treating Physician Rule;Seventh Circuit Reversal;Residual Functional Capacity

1. Orr v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (November 16, 2018)
3. Original Case: Orr v. Commissioner of Social Security
4. DefendantsCommissioner of Social SecurityPlaintiffsOrrInstitutionsUnited States Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitSocial Security Administration
5. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Administrative Law;Treating Physician Rule;Judicial Review

1. Wise v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 30, 2018)
3. DefendantsNancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social SecurityPlaintiffsRobert WiseJudgesDonetta W. AmbroseInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Administrative Law;Treating Physician Rule;Remand

1. Loebler v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (December 14, 2018)
3. Original Case: Loebler v. Commissioner of Social Security
4. DefendantsCommissioner of Social SecurityPlaintiffsJames LoeblerJudgesKaren Nelson MooreRichard Allen GriffinJane Branstetter StranchInstitutionsU.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth CircuitSocial Security Administration
5. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Treating Physician Rule;Administrative Law;Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

1. Yarbrough v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 20, 2018)
3. DefendantsNancy A. BerryhillPlaintiffsClara YarbroughJudgesR. David ProctorInstitutionsUnited States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Appeal;Administrative Law Judge Decision;Residual Functional Capacity;Treating Physician Rule

1. Horton v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 20, 2018)
3. DefendantsSocial Security Administration, CommissionerPlaintiffsAlfred HortonInstitutionsSocial Security AdministrationU.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability;Treating Physician Rule;Pain Standard;Substantial Evidence Review

1. Smith v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (February 24, 2026)
3. Key Figures: Mary J. Smith (Plaintiff); Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (Defendant)
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Substantial Evidence Review;Treating Physician Rule;Administrative Law Judge Error

1. Day v. Social Security Administration, Commissioner

2. Jurisdiction: United States (March 17, 2026)
3. Key Figures: Jane Day, Plaintiff; Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant
4. Case Tags: Social Security Disability Insurance;Substantial Evidence;Vocational Expert Testimony;Treating Physician Rule