Leonardo S. ORTEZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding that the ALJ may consider 19 the effectiveness of medication in assessing claimant's credibility
• holding that the reasons proffered must be “sufficiently specific to permit the reviewing court to conclude that the ALJ did not arbitrarily discount the claimant’s testimony”
• holding that effectiveness of medication may be considered when making credibility determinations
• holding the reasons proffered must be “sufficiently specific to permit the reviewing court to conclude that the ALJ did not arbitrarily discount the claimant’s testimony.”
• explaining that the ALJ is not required to provide clear and convincing 16 reasons where the ALJ is not rejecting medical opinion evidence
• explaining that the ALJ 7 is not required to provide clear and convincing reasons where the ALJ is not rejecting medical 8 opinion evidence

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