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Fifth Circuit· 3/26/2003

Frank v. Barnhart

Citations

  • 326 F.3d 618

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  • concluding that the ALJ need not make a finding about the individual’s ability to maintain employment in cases where there is no evidence that the person can work for short spans but cannot hold a job
  • noting that the ALJ’s decision relied very little on the assessment of the claimant’s statements and it was inconceivable that the ALJ would have reached a different conclusion
  • warning an ALJ “must be careful not to succumb to the temptation to play doctor,” as “lay intuitions about medical phenomena are often wrong”
  • emphasizing “cases in which a person could work for short periods, but could not hold a job”
  • “[N]othing in Watson suggests that the ALJ must make a specific finding regarding the claimant’s ability to maintain employment in every case.”
  • affirming ALJ’s decision when error in assessing Plaintiff’s credibility would not have affected the outcome of the decision

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