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· 3/3/2016

Matter of Howard v. Prack

Citations

  • 137 A.D.3d 1360
  • 26 N.Y.S.3d 640

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the ALJ is “not required to accept every opinion given” but “must weigh all the evidence in the record”
  • this court defers to credibility findings if they are supported by good reasons and substantial evidence
  • “The interpretation of physicians’ findings is a factual matter left to the ALJ’s authority”
  • the ALJ may discount a medical opinion if the medical opinion is internally inconsistent
  • explaining an impairment controlled by medication is not considered disabling
  • impairments reasonably controlled with treatment are not disabling

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: McCarthy, Garry, Egan, Devine

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