Maria B. NIETO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Margaret M. HECKLER, Secretary of Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

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• decision maker abuses discretion in rejecting medical opinions on basis of objective test results alone
• decision maker abuses discretion in rejecting medical opinions on basis of objective test results alone
• “A medical opinion based on [factors including evaluation of subjective complaints of pain] is medical evidence supporting a claim of disabling pain, even if the objective test results, taken alone, do not fully substantiate the claim.”

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