Debra M. Estes v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, 1

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• holding that an impairment controllable with treatment or medication is not considered disabling
• holding that an impairment controllable with treatment or medication is not considered disabling
• upholding ALJ decision where evidence showed claimant could “conduct daily activities and perform certain jobs” when sober
• “It is the ALJ’s function to resolve conflicts among ‘the various treating and examining physicians.”’
• “[i]t is the ALJ’s function to resolve conflicts among ‘the various treating and examining physicians.’”
• ALJ may reject opinion of any medical expert if it is inconsistent with record as whole

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