Foley v. Barnhart

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “[I]n a disability determination involving fibromyalgia, it is error to require objective findings when the disease itself eludes such measurement.”
• “[I]n a disability determination involving fibromyalgia, it is error to require objective findings when the disease itself eludes such measurement.”
• “[I]n a disability determination involving fibromyalgia, it is error to require objective findings when the disease itself eludes such measurement.”
• claimant credibility is not undermined if there is good reason not to take prescribed medication
• “[I]n a disability determination involving fibromyalgia, it is error to require objective findings when the disease itself eludes such measurement.”
• “These tender points are called “trigger points.” . . . . All points may not be painful at all times in every person. . . . The pain may vary in intensity according to the time of day, weather, activity level, stress, and sleep patterns.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).