Brooks

MEMORANDUM ***

I.

The Commissioner complied with the district court’s Order of Remand of July 23, 1999, relating to “the [Administrative Law Judge’s] treatment of Dr. [Wendy] Johnson’s opinions and on the ALJ’s failure to include certain limitations, including one of his own significant findings, in the hypothetical question posed to the vocational expert.” ER at 169. We are satisfied that, on remand and before another ALJ, there are sufficiently articulated reasons for the conclusions that the ALJ drew from Dr. Johnson’s opinion.

In her report, Dr. Johnson wrote, “[Appellant Ida Brook’s] complaints of pain are disproportionate to her physical findings and are fairly non-specific____ I think her disability is more related to her pain syndrome, which I think is disproportionate to her physical finding____ She is actually much stronger than she would report.” Dr. Johnson also wrote on a form that Brooks’ “pain and disability are unusual for her condition and disproportionate to her clinical evaluation.” Finally, as the district court noted, “Dr. Johnson believed Brooks was likely to have good days and bad days, but on average, was likely to be absent from work as the result of…