Juszczyk v. Astrue

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• holding that the ALJ properly discounted a treating physician's opinion when it was inconsistent with his own treatment notes, as well as other medical opinions
• finding that the ALJ properly rejected a physician’s assessment where it was inconsistent with the objective medical evidence and other evidence in the record
• deferring to the ALJ’s credibility determination where the objective medical evidence did not support the claimant’s testimony as to the depth and severity of his physical impairments
• finding ALJ can only reject medical evidence “based on contradicting medical evidence, not on the ALJ’s own judgments or opinions”
• upholding ALJ’s RFC determination where “the ALJ engaged in a realistic assessment of [claimant’s] abilities”
• deferring to the ALJ’s credibility determination where the objective medical evidence did not support the claimant’s testimony as to the depth and severity of his impairments

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