Pearl Snell v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Society Security

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• holding that claimant was entitled to an explanation of why the Commissioner discredited her treating physician’s opinion
• holding that an ALJ is in a better position to decide credibility than the Commissioner
• holding that claimant was entitled to an explanation of why the Commissioner discredited her treating physician’s opinion
• holding that an ALJ is in a better position to decide credibility than the Commissioner
• holding that a reviewing court may not accept appellate counsel’s post hoc rationalizations for agency action
• recognizing that a condition that had not deteriorated from the time the claimant was working generally cannot be disabling under the Act

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