Mealer v. Kijakazi

2 Citing cases

  1. Isaac R. v. Kijakazi

    4:21-cv-01654 (S.D. Tex. Sep. 30, 2022)   Cited 1 times

    However, treatment notes from after an opinion was rendered cannot form the basis for that opinion, and, therefore, are not considered when evaluating supportability. See 20 C.F.R. § 416.920c(c)(1) (The supportability factor evaluates how “relevant the objective medical evidence and supporting explanations presented by a medical source are to support his or her medical opinion(s)”); Carol Ann M. v. Kijakazi, No. 20-CV-00543-BLW-CWD, 2021 WL 6622135, at *3 (D. Idaho Oct. 20, 2021), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Mealer v. Kijakazi, No. 20-CV-00543-BLW-CWD, 2022 WL 204352 (D. Idaho Jan. 24, 2022) (“The supportability factor looks inward at the medical opinion's bases”); Vaughn v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., No

  2. Foster v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

    1:20-cv-00399-BLW (D. Idaho Mar. 11, 2022)

    Foster's citation to Carol Ann M. is no more persuasive. See Carol Ann M. v. Kijakazi, No. 1:20-CV-00543-BLW-CWD, 2021 WL 6622135, at *5 (D. Idaho Oct. 20, 2021), report and recommendation adopted sub nom. Mealer v. Kijakazi, No. 1:20-CV-00543-BLW-CWD, 2022 WL 204352 (D. Idaho Jan. 24, 2022). In this case, the ALJ discredited a medical opinion because “it is not consistent with the record, including the objective evidence and the claimant's course of treatment.