What is the test for rejecting a finding by an administrative law judge?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Watson v. Berryhill, 17-2156 (2nd Cir. 2018):

marks omitted). We can reject fact findings by an administrative law judge ("ALJ") "only if a reasonable factfinder would have to conclude otherwise." Brault v. Soc. Sec. Admin, Comm'r, 683 F.3d 443, 448 (2d Cir. 2012) (internal quotation marks omitted) (emphasis in original).

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