Opinion ID: 3013621
Heading Depth: 3
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Administrative Hearing Testimony

Text: At Moody’s administrative hearing, Richard W. Cohen, M.D. testified as an independent medical advisor based on his review of the medical evidence in Moody’s medical records. Dr. Cohen testified that Moody did not have any severe mental 7 impairments. (R. 65). Specifically, Dr. Cohen concluded that: • he could not diagnose bipolar disorder because there was insufficient evidence of manic episodes and major depression. (R. 55,60); • the evidence of irritability could be caused by the medications that Moody was taking. (R. 55, 58, 59); • he also could not diagnose a major affective disorder, periodic explosive disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (no symptoms) or paranoia. (R. 56, 62); • an adjustment disorder is not an axis one psychiatric diagnosis; there is no place to put it on the disability form. (R. 56, 58); • Moody has no marked functional limitations (R. 59) A vocational expert also testified and concluded that Moody’s skills would be transferable to sedentary positions such as data entry or customer service.