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What if my pain or depression prevents me from concentrating on simple one or two step tasks throughout the day, is that something the ALJ has to consider if I testify about it or my doctors have written about this and those reports are in the record?

The ALJ must take into consideration any deficits you may have in memory, focus, concentration, persistence or pace. If you testify about this or if the physicians have written about this and it is part of your record, you should probably allege that “The ALJ erred in failing to take into account my limitations in the ability to maintain attention, concentration and pace in assessing my residual functional capacity or through the questioning of the vocational expert.”