Burroughs v. Massanari

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• acknowledging that a specialist in rheumatology is better qualified to diagnose fibromyalgia and determine its effects on an individual
• remand was appropriate because, apart from muscle and soft tissue pain, the most common symptoms of fibromyalgia are undue fatigue, trouble sleeping, and joint pain
• remand was appropriate because, apart from muscle and soft tissue pain, the most common symptoms of fibromyalgia are undue fatigue, trouble sleeping, and joint pain
• “Apart from muscle and soft tissue pain, both of which are “defining symptoms” of [fibromyalgia], ‘the most common symptoms, present in more than two-thirds of patients, are undue fatigue, trouble sleeping (insomnia
• “Apart from muscle and soft tissue pain, both of which are ‘defining symptoms’ of the [fibromyalgia], ‘the most common symptoms, present in more than two-thirds of patients, are undue fatigue, trouble sleeping (insomnia), and joint pains.’”

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