Lawrence LANDRY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, as Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

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• the 1984 statutory standard applies to cases pending in HHS or in court on the date of enactment
• new law applies to all cases pending before Secretary or the courts at the time of its enactment
• “Although neither the AU nor the Secretary had the benefit of the new law, the AU’s findings of fact, which were adopted by the Secretary, leave no doubt as to the appropriate result under the new law.”
• new standard requires evidence of an underlying medical condition and (1) objective medical evidence that confirms severity of alleged pain or (2) that objectively determined medical condition is of such severity that it can be reasonably expected to give rise to alleged pain.
• AU’s factual determinations entitled to deference

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