What is the test for substantial evidence in a claim for disability benefits?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Asmar v. Colvin, Case No.: 16-cv-01079-GPC-MDD (S.D. Cal. 2017):

A court "will disturb the denial of benefits only if the decision contains legal error or is not supported by substantial evidence." Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 1035, 1038 (9th Cir. 2008) (citation omitted). Substantial evidence is "such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as reasonable to support a conclusion." Id. The "evidence must be more than a mere scintilla but not necessarily a preponderance." Connett v. Barnhart, 340 F.3d 871, 873 (9th Cir. 2003) (citation omitted). The court must consider

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