Pamela D. Johnson v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

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• holding that a reviewing court should not undertake to reweigh conflicting evidence, make credibility determinations, or substitute its judgment for that of the ALJ
• holding that the Law Judge logically reasoned that the ability to engage in certain activities was inconsistent with the plaintiff's allegations of disabling pain and physical limitations
• holding that the Law Judge logically reasoned that the ability to engage in certain activities was inconsistent with the plaintiff's allegations of excruciating pain and an inability to perform such regular movements as sitting and walking
• stating that a claimant is required to establish that he became disabled prior to his DLI
• stating that where conflicting evidence allows reasonable minds to differ, the responsibility for making the decision falls on the ALJ
• noting that the ALJ properly found the claimant’s subjective complaints not credible when they were inconsistent with the claimant’s activity level

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