CAN AN ALJ RELY ON HIS OWN OPINION WHEN DETERMINING MEDICAL MATTERS THAT AFFECT MY SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY CLAIM?
This was a issue that came up in one of our Tampa, Florida cases recently when an ALJ denied benefits and relied on his own opinion rather than the opinions of a treating physician. The rule is that an ALJ cannot rely on his own opinion or even a (non-medical) lay opinion regarding medical matters. This sword […]