Judy K. Powers v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

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• holding that it is not patently wrong for the ALJ to consider “the absence of drugs prescribed for severe pain”
• holding that ALJ acted within his discretion in rejecting an opinion “as conclusory and unsupported by the evidence”
• holding that the hearing officer’s evaluation of mildly inconsistent testimony, coupled with his observations of the claimant at trial, is sufficient to avoid remand under the “patently wrong” standard
• holding that the hearing officer’s evaluation of mildly inconsistent testimony, coupled with his observations of the claimant at trial, was sufficient to avoid remand under the “patently wrong” standard
• stating that ALJ is permitted to rely on expert testimony even if it contradicts DOT
• expressing skepticism “that the ability to watch television for several hours indicates a long attention span”

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