Lynne A. Sienkiewicz v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

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• finding that the ALJ properly relied on claimant’s treatment, which was “routine and conservative” in that “she sought medical treatment only seven times in the eight years she claims to have been totally disabled”
• finding no error when ALJ referred to plaintiff's treatment as \routine and conservative\
• receipt of conservative treatment is a legitimate reason to find a claimant not entirely credible”
• receipt of conservative treatment is a legitimate reason to find a claimant not entirely credible
• ALJ may consider the fact that the plaintiff received only conservative treatment for his condition
• ALJ properly discounted subjective sitting limitation when medical evidence did not support claim

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