Valentine v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

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• holding that if an ALJ gave germane reasons for rejecting the claimant's testimony, those reasons are equally germane to similar testimony by a lay witness.
• holding that a conflict with treatment 26 notes is a specific and legitimate reason to reject a treating physician's opinion
• holding that a conflict with treatment notes is a specific and legitimate reason to reject treating physician’s opinion
• holding that an ALJ may properly reject a physician’s opinion because of its internal inconsistencies
• holding that an RFC assessment must include all of the claimant’s functional limitations 9 supported by the record
• holding that a conflict with treatment 15 notes is a specific and legitimate reason to reject a treating physician's opinion

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