Pisciotta v. Astrue

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that ALJ “permissibly assigned low weight” to “unsupported and seemingly inconsistent opinions” in source’s letter
• holding that ALJ properly discounted medical evidence that was inconsistent with the record as a whole
• holding that substantial evidence supported ALJ’s treatment of treating physician’s opinion
• concluding “the ALJ permissibly assigned low weight to the unsupported and seemingly inconsistent opinions in [doctor’s] letter”
• concluding ALJ reasonably discounted opinion that was inconsistent, in part, with reports by the claimant and his mother
• “Medical evidence may be discounted if it is ... inconsistent with other evidence.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).