Juana DIAZ, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donna SHALALA, Secretary of the Department of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellant

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• holding that “the opinions of non- examining sources [can] override treating source’s opinions provided they are supported by evidence in the record”
• concluding that a chiropractor’s opinion is not a “medical opinion” because the relevant regulations do not classify chiropractors as physicians or “other acceptable medical sources”
• holding that “the opinions of non-examining sources [can] override treating source's opinions provided they are supported by evidence in the record”
• holding that the ALJ properly relied on the absence of findings in the record regarding claimant’s alleged inability to sit
• recognizing that opinions from expert non-examining sources may constitute substantial evidence and may even override treating source opinions, provided they are supported by evidence in the record
• holding that an ALJ is not required to accept the opinion of a treating physician over other contrary opinions if the latter are more consistent with the weight of the evidence

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