Rita Schaal v. Kenneth S. Apfel, Commissioner of Social Security, 1 Dockets 96-6212, 96-6316

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• indicating that Mr. Connolly’s mother scheduled his medical appointments
• stating it was proper for ALJ to consider Plaintiffs poor work history
• “The lack of clinical findings complained of by the ALJ did not justify the failure to assign at least some weight” to the treating physician’s opinion
• “It is for the SSA, and not this court, to weigh the conflicting evidence in the record”
• “It is for the SSA, and not this court, to weigh the conflicting evidence in the record”
• “[E]ven if the clinical findings were inadequate, it was the ALJ’s duty to seek additional information from [the treating physician] sua sponte.”

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