Johnson v. Colvin

7 Citing cases

  1. Eric R. v. O'Malley

    Civil Action 22-03428 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 9, 2024)

    First, courts in this circuit have consistently rejected similar arguments questioning an expert's use of SOC codes and the corresponding risk for inflated job estimates. See, e.g., Melissa B. v. Commissioner of Social Security, 2021 WL 5578698, at *6 (D.N.J., 2021) (rejecting plaintiff's argument that the expert's reliance on SOC codes was erroneous because it “inflate[s] the actual number of jobs in the national economy.”); Johnson v. Colvin, No. 4:09-CV-02228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *15 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014) (“[E]ven if the vocational [expert] applied the broader SOC categories, district courts in this Circuit have held that this methodology is reliable.”)

  2. Shultz v. Kijakazi

    Civil Action 22-3305 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 30, 2023)

    The test is positive if pain is produced between 30 and 70 degrees. Johnson v. Colvin, Civ. No. 09-2228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *5 n.17 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014) (citation omitted). Edema is defined as “the presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body.” Dorland's Illustrated Medication Dictionary, 32nd ed. 2012 (“DIMD”), at 593.

  3. Sparacio v. Kijakazi

    No. 21-3640 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 30, 2022)

    The SLR is performed to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disc, requires the patient to be in a supine position and to lift his or her leg, and is positive if pain is produced between 30 and 70 degrees. Johnson v. Colvin, Civ. No. 09-2228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *5 n.17 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014) (citation omitted). The sitting root test (also known as the sitting SLT) is a variation that requires the patient to be sitting when the legs are raised.

  4. Morales v. Kijakazi

    Civil Action 20-5258 (E.D. Pa. Jul. 25, 2022)

    The SLR test, which is done to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disc, the patient has his or her leg lifted, and the test is positive if pain is produced between 30 and 70 degrees. Johnson v. Colvin, Civ. No. 09-2228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *5 n.17 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014) (citation omitted). The Lasegue test is an SLR test in which, once a complaint of pain or tightness is reached, the leg is gradually lowered until radicular symptoms vanish.

  5. Jemison v. Saul

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 20-0733 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 10, 2020)   Cited 3 times

    In the straight-leg raise test, which is done to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disc, the patient has his or her leg lifted, and the test is positive if pain is produced between 30 and 70 degrees. Johnson v. Colvin, Civ. No. 09-2228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *5 n.17 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014) (citation omitted). In the crossed-leg test, which is done to determine the presence of a herniation, the patient lies supine, the unaffected leg is lifted with the knee straight, and the test is positive if pain is produced.

  6. Rodriguez v. Saul

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 18-1908 (E.D. Pa. Sep. 25, 2019)

    Straight-leg test is performed to determine whether a patient with low back pain has an underlying herniated disc, and the test is positive if pain is produced upon lifting a straight leg between thirty and seventy degrees. Johnson v. Colvin, Civ. No. 09-2228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *5 n.17 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014). On November 20, 2014, Plaintiff returned to St. Luke's for an outpatient clinic follow-up.

  7. Labadie v. Berryhill

    CIVIL ACTION NO. 15-3493 (E.D. Pa. Mar. 22, 2017)

    The test is positive if pain is produced between 30 and 70 degrees. Johnson v. Colvin, Civ. No. 09-2228, 2014 WL 7408699, at *5 n.17 (M.D. Pa. Dec. 30, 2014) (quoting Niccola V. Hawkinson, DNP, RN, Testing for Herniated Discs: Straight Leg Raise, SpineUniverse, http://www.spineuniverse.com/experts/testing-herniated-discs-straight-leg-raise (accessed December 5, 2014) (revisited June 2, 2016)).