Molina v. Astrue’s Empirical Analysis

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23 federal appellate · 57 district ·

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1. “First, the ALJ must determine whether the claimant has presented objective medical evidence of an tmderlying impairment which could reasonably be expected to produce the pain or other symptoms alleged. In this analysis, the claimant is not required to show that her impairment could reasonably be expected to cause the severity of the symptom she has alleged; she need only show that it could reasonably have caused some degree of the symptom. Nor must a claimant produce objective medical evidence of the pain or fatigue itself, or the severity thereof. If the- claimant satisfies the first step of this analysis, and there is no evidence of malingering, the ALJ can reject the claimant’s testimony about the severity of her symptoms only by offering specific, clear and convincing reasons for doing so. This is Hot an easy requirement to meet: The clear and-convincing standard is the most demanding required in Social Security cases.”

   9 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Diedrich v. Berryhill · Revels v. Berryhill

2. “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept as adequate to support a conclusion.”

   6 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Shaibi v. Berryhill · Bowers-Crawford v. Acting Comm'r of the Soc. Sec. Admin.

3. “inconsequential to the ultimate nondisability determination.”

   5 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Bowers-Crawford v. Acting Comm'r of the Soc. Sec. Admin. · Roberts v. Acting Comm'r of the Soc. Sec. Admin.