Tilley v. Astrue

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that the relevant time period was from the claimant’s disability onset date to the expiration of her disability insurance benefits
• noting that fibromyalgia's characteristics include chronic and widespread aching and stiffness, involving particularly the neck, shoulders, back, and hips, which is aggravated by the use of those muscles
• “[Plaintiff’s] ability to engage in some life activities, despite the pain it caused her, does not mean she retained the ability to work.”
• “The regulations require the ALJ to ‘always give good reasons’ for the weight afforded to the treating source’s opinion.”
• “The regulations require the ALJ to ‘always give good reasons’ for the weight afforded to the treating source’s opinion.”
• “[The claimant’s] ability to engage in some life activities, despite the pain it caused her, does not mean she retained the ability to work as of the date last insured.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).