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· 2/23/1984

Aurea APONTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OF the UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 728 F.2d 588
  • 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 25199

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  • holding that if the Commissioner’s findings are supported by substantial evidence, the court must uphold ALJ’s decision to discount claimant’s subjective complaints
  • holding that it is the Commissioner, not the reviewing court, who determines witness credibility
  • holding that it is the Commissioner, not the reviewing court, that determines credibility
  • holding that it is the Commissioner, not the reviewing court, that determines credibility
  • noting that “[i]t is the function of the Commissioner, not the reviewing courts, to resolve evidentiary conflicts . . . ” (citation and internal punctuation omitted)
  • noting that “[i]t is the function of the Commissioner, not the reviewing courts, to resolve evidentiary conflicts . . . ” (citation and internal punctuation omitted)

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Judges: Kearse, Feinberg, Van Graafeiland Kearse

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