The following excerpt is from Lewis v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., Case No. 1:17-cv-00674-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2018):
1. Generally, medical reports should not be disregarded solely because they are rendered retrospectively, and may be relevant to a prior period of disability. Smith v. Bowen, 849 F.2d 1222, 1225 (9th Cir. 1988).
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