Phyllis Y. BLACK, Appellant, v. Kenneth S. APFEL, Commissioner, Social Security Administration, Appellee

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• holding that the ALJ need not discuss every piece of evidence and not citing evidence does not indicate the ALJ did not consider it
• holding that the ALJ does not need to discuss every piece of evidence submitted and that the failure to cite to specific evidence does not indicate that such evidence was not considered
• holding that failure to discuss evidence does not indicate it was not considered
• stating that “evidence includes, but is not limited to, objective medical evidence . . .”
• finding that an ALJ may rely on the fact that a claimant has undergone only conservative treatment when evaluating the severity of the impairments
• stating that an ALJ’s failure to specifically cite the opinions of certain treating sources does not indicate that those opinions were “not considered” by the ALJ

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