· 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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