Margaret FELISKY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

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• holding that an appellate court may not overrule an ALJ simply because that court might have reached a different conclusion based on the facts
• recognizing the existence of a “zone of choice” within which the decisionmakers can go either way, without interference by the courts”
• noting that credibility determinations are the province of the Commissioner, not the reviewing court
• noting that the ALJ must clearly explain her reasons for discounting subjective complaints
• noting only that Felisky’s “long ... work history” coupled with the fact that her alleged disability “can be traced to a specific onset date” was an “additional factor” supporting her credibility
• listing a long work history as a factor supporting the plaintiff’s credibility

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