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Do a claimant’s subjective complaints of pain have to agree with test results or clinical findings by a physician to be relevant?

Yes.  A Claimant’s complaints of pain and restriction must comport with the objective findings, medical evidence and treatment notes and should, as a consequence thereof, be found to be credible. The Claimant’s testimony must be supported by objective medical evidence of a condition that can reasonably be expected to produce those symptoms of which the Claimant complains and, thereby, is sufficient to sustain a finding of disability. Johns v.Bowen, 821 F.2d 551,554 (11th Cir.1987).  See 42 U.S.C. sect. 423(d)(5)(A).