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ic , c le a r , a n dc o n v in c in g r e a s o n s to s up p o rt h is a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf

i ndi ng a ga i ns tF r i t z , i nc l udi ng ( 1) the r e port s of D r . K um a ra nd other physi ci ans, (2) the l ac k o f obj ec t i ve m edi ca l evi dence s up po rt i ng the al l eged l i m i t a t i on, a nd ( 3) e vi de nc e i n the r e c or d tha tF r i t z ha d unde r gone s uc c e s s f ul c o n s e rv a tiv e tr e a tm e n t a n dw a s ab le to p e r f o rm d a ilyf

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el terv. A s tr ue , 50 4 F . 3d 10 28 , 10 36 (9th C i r. 20 07 ). T he A L J’ s r ef

usalt o i ncl ud e the re

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ailu re to as kth e v o ca ti o n al ex p er t w h eth erth e e x p er t’ s t e s t i m onyc ontr a di c t e d the D i c t i ona ryof O c c upa t i ona l T i t l e s w a s ha rm l e s s e rr or3

b e c au s e F r itz h a s n o t s h o w n a n yc o n tr a d ic tio n to b e p r e s e n t. See M assachiv. A s tr ue , 48 6 F . 3d 11 49 , 11 54 n. 19 (9th C i r. 20 07 ). AF F I RME D.