Mitchell L. Bowers v. Tennessee Department of Corrections

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• finding that the ALJ correctly weighed the opinion of a medical expert even though he did not treat the plaintiff because his opinion was consistent with the medical evidence in the record
• The opinion of a consultative examiner may constitute substantial evidence in support of an ALJ’s decision
• ALJ properly afforded more weight to non-treating source than treating source because the non-treating source’s opinion was consistent with the objective medical evidence in the record
• the ALJ correctly gave great weight to the opinion of a medical expert because his opinion was consistent with the objective medical evidence in the record
• the ALJ correctly gave great weight to the opinion of a medical expert; even though he lacked a treating relationship because his opinion was consistent with the objective medical evidence in the record.
• the ALJ correctly gave great weight to the opinion of a medical expert; even though he lacked a treating relationship because his opinion was consistent with the objective medical evidence in the record.

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