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When I think that an ALJ did not adequately consider my pain, what would be a grounds for me to assert on appeal?

You might want to assert, for example that: “The ALJ failed to properly evaluate the claimants subjective complaints of pain and dysfunction that can reasonably be accepted as consistent with the objective medical evidence and provide adequate rationale in accordance with disability regulations pertaining to evaluations of symptoms based on the requirements of 20 CFR 404.1529 and 416.929 and Social Security Ruling  96-7 p.”  (You may refer to the Appendix below in this section or elsewhere on this website where these laws, References and Social Security Rulings, SSRs appear.)
 
You may also decide to assert that “The ALJ failed to properly evaluate and consider the location, duration, frequency and intensity of pain and other symptoms” as a basis for your appeal.