Techler M. CLARK, Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary, Department of Health & Human Services, Appellee

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• concluding “the ALJ satisfactorily discharged his” duty “to develop a reasonably correct record”
• affirming denial of benefits when “ALJ methodically discredited [the claimant’s] account of the extent of her pain,” citing inconsistencies with daily activities, following prescribed course of treatment, and objective medical findings
• affirming denial of claim, noting that although economic justifications for the lack of treatment can be relevant to disability determination, claimant offered no testimony or evidence to indicate she was denied treatment on account of financial constraints
• “[T]he ALJ is not required to function as the claimant’s substitute counsel, but only to develop a reasonably complete record.”
• claimant's -5- failure to seek medical treatment for pain lent support to view that complaints of pain were exaggerated

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