The following excerpt is from Ortega v. Berryhill, CASE NO. 16cv3098 JM(BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2018):
An unsuccessful applicant for social security disability benefits may seek judicial review of a final agency decision. 42 U.S.C. 405(g). A reviewing court must affirm the agency's decision if it is supported by substantial evidence and applies the correct legal standards. Id.; Orn v. Astrue, 495 F.3d 625, 630 (9th Cir.2007). "Substantial evidence is more than a mere scintilla but less than a preponderance." Tidwell v.
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