Janice Newell v. Commissioner of Social Security

How courts have described this case

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• noting that “[r]adiological examinations of the claimant’s bilateral hands and knees were conducted on February 17, 2000 (Exhibit 1 — F)”
• noting that Dr. Bomalaski diagnosed Plaintiff with bilateral hand degenerative arthritis, “primarily at the thumb”
• noting that Dr. Bomalaski’s treatment notes “repeatedly state moderate distress with pain in [Plaintiffs] hands”
• stating that Social Security rulings “are binding on all components of the” Social Security Administration”
• explaining that where an individual provides a reason for failing to seek treatment, the ALJ should not infer that no disability existed based on the lack of medical records
• explaining that evidence that postdates the relevant period can be “corroborated by lay evidence relating back to the claimed period of disability” and, accordingly, “can support a finding of past impairment”

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