William STANLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

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• indicating that an ALJ may discount an opinion when it contradicts an earlier opinion by the same physician without explanation
• ALJ is not required to incorporate unsupported claims in hypothetical question to VE or by extension, RFC
• “[T]he ALJ is not obliged to incorporate unsubstantiated complaints into his hypotheticals. . . .”
• “[T]he ALJ is not obliged to incorporate unsubstantiated complaints into his hypotheticals. . . .”
• ALJ not required to incorporate unsubstantiated claims in hypothetical question to VE or by extension, the ultimate RFC
• Claimant challenged the ALJ’s findings that claimant’s testimony about disabling pain, other symptoms and functional limitations were not supported by the objective medical evidence and were not credible

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