Court Opinion

ID: 9737838
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:35:24.702244+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T10:37:14.600292
License: Public Domain

LEVINE, Justice,
concurring specially.
I concur in Parts I and III of the opinion and in the result. I believe the Bureau adequately explained why it accepted the expert testimony supporting its finding of malingering. I have no disagreement with the principle, iterated and reiterated by the majority, that “it is within the province of the administrative agency, not the courts, *140to weigh conflicting medical opinions and to resolve these conflicts.” It is clear, however, under our case law, that once having resolved those conflicts, the agency must explain its reasons for choosing the evidence unfavorable to the claimant. Weber v. North Dakota Workmen’s Compensation Bureau, 377 N.W.2d 571 (N.D.1985). I do not understand the majority to be disparaging that principle but I am not absolutely certain. Therefore, I do not join Part II of the decision.