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finding the ALJ's failure to discuss prior treatment records to be "understandable, and reasonable" in that the notes were "too remote to be relevant"
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CASE NO. 8:12-CV-1031-T-17TGW
04-03-2013
TERRY ALAN POTTER, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
ORDER
This cause is before the Court on:
Dkt. 14 Report and Recommendation
Plaintiff Terry Alan Potter seeks review of the denial of Plaintiff's claim for Social Security disability benefits. The assigned Magistrate Judge has entered a Report and Recommendation in which it is recommended that the decision denying Plaintiffs claim for benefits be affirmed.
The Court has independently reviewed the pleadings and the transcript. No objections to the Report and Recommendation have been filed. After consideration, the Court adopts and incorporates the Report and Recommendation by reference. Accordingly, it is
ORDERED that the Report and Recommendation is adopted and incorporated. The decision of the Commissioner of Social Security is affirmed. The Clerk of Court shall enter a final judgment in favor of Defendant Carolyn W, Colvin, Acting Commissioner of the United States Social Security Administration and close this case.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, in Tampa, Florida on this 3rd day of April, 2013.
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ELIZABETH A. KOVACHEVICH
United States District Judge
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