Edwards v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner, Social Security Administration

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• holding that the ALJ may discount a claimant’s subjective complaints of pain based on a failure to pursue regular medical treatment
• holding that ALJ may discount disability claimant’s subjective complaints of pain based on the claimant’s failure to pursue regular medical treatment
• holding that the ALJ may discount disability claimant’s subjective complaints of pain based on the claimant’s failure to pursue regular medical treatment
• finding that the claimant's ability to shop, drive short distances, attend church, and visit relatives was inconsistent with her assertion of disabling pain
• noting that the medical records and claimant’s daily activities such as shopping, driving short distances, going to church, and visiting relatives suggest that claimant had a greater physical capacity than claimed
• finding the ALJ did not improperly discount the plaintiff’s subjective complaints because they were inconsistent with his daily activities and medical records

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