Kernis J. JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding that an impairment that can be remedied or treated by medication will not be considered a disability
• “If an impairment reasonably can be remedied or controlled by medication or therapy, it cannot serve as a basis for a finding of disability.”
• “If an impairment reasonably can be remedied or controlled by medication or therapy, it cannot serve as a basis for a finding of disability.”
• “If an impairment reasonably can be remedied or controlled by medication or therapy, it cannot serve as a basis for a finding of disability.”
• “It is, of course, for the [Commissioner] to decide what weight to accord various medical reports.”
• claimant’s testimony can be discounted when the evidence reflects that pain can be remedied or controlled by medication or therapy

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