context: Notwithstanding plaintiffs arguments, substantial evidence supports the ALJ's determination that plaintiffs allegations regarding his limitations were not totally credible. As set forth above, the ALJ provided numerous, valid reasons in support of the credibility determination.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 274 F.3d 1211, 1218
citation_a.parenthetical: "A lack of work history may indicate a lack of motivation to work rather than a lack of ability."
citation_a.sentence: See Pearsall v. Massanari, 274 F.3d 1211, 1218 (8th Cir.2001) (“A lack of work history may indicate a lack of motivation to work rather than a lack of ability.”); Johnson v. Apfel, 240 F.3d 1145, 1147-48 (8th Cir.2001) (the ALJ’s personal observations of the claimant’s demeanor during the hearing was “completely proper in making credibility determinations; impairments controllable or amenable to treatment do not support a finding of total disability”); Rankin v. Apfel, 195 F.3d 427, 429 (8th Cir.1999) (infrequent use of prescription pain medication supports discrediting complaints); Bates v. Chater, 54 F.3d 529, 531 (8th Cir.1995) (noting no reported side effects from medications); Woolf v. Shalala, 3 F.3d 1210, 1214 (8th Cir.1993) (a poor work history can lessen a claimant’s credibility); cf. O’Donnell v. Barnhart, 318 F.3d 811, 816-17 (8th Cir.2003) (“an ALJ may not discount a claimant’s allegations of disabling pain solely because the objective medical evidence does not fully support them” (emphasis added)).
citation_b.signal: cf.
citation_b.identifier: 318 F.3d 811, 816-17
citation_b.parenthetical: "an ALJ may not discount a claimant's allegations of disabling pain solely because the objective medical evidence does not fully support them" (emphasis added
citation_b.sentence: See Pearsall v. Massanari, 274 F.3d 1211, 1218 (8th Cir.2001) (“A lack of work history may indicate a lack of motivation to work rather than a lack of ability.”); Johnson v. Apfel, 240 F.3d 1145, 1147-48 (8th Cir.2001) (the ALJ’s personal observations of the claimant’s demeanor during the hearing was “completely proper in making credibility determinations; impairments controllable or amenable to treatment do not support a finding of total disability”); Rankin v. Apfel, 195 F.3d 427, 429 (8th Cir.1999) (infrequent use of prescription pain medication supports discrediting complaints); Bates v. Chater, 54 F.3d 529, 531 (8th Cir.1995) (noting no reported side effects from medications); Woolf v. Shalala, 3 F.3d 1210, 1214 (8th Cir.1993) (a poor work history can lessen a claimant’s credibility); cf. O’Donnell v. Barnhart, 318 F.3d 811, 816-17 (8th Cir.2003) (“an ALJ may not discount a claimant’s allegations of disabling pain solely because the objective medical evidence does not fully support them” (emphasis added)).