Alice PRESTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

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• noting that objective tests are of little relevance in determining the existence or severity of fibromyalgia
• stating that “[t]here are no objective tests which can conclusively confirm” fibromyalgia
• finding reversible error where the ALJ failed to credit the plaintiffs treating physician’s fibromyalgia diagnosis based on the absence of objective medical evidence to support it
• discussing the potentially debilitating nature of fibromyalgia and recognizing the difficulty in diagnosing the disorder
• Fibromyalgia patients “manifest normal muscle strength and neurological reactions and have a full range of motion.”

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