Opinion ID: 221232
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Heading: Other Physical Conditions

Text: Buckner suffered from a variety of other physical maladies, varying in their duration and severity. For example, Buckner's medical records with an advanced practice nurse indicated an ongoing problem with obesity and frequent complaints of headaches, nasal congestion, coughing, sneezing, restless leg syndrome, and tooth pain. Nevertheless, all of Buckner's visits to the advanced practice nurse revealed normal musculoskeletal, motor/sensory, strength, and sensation examinations. The advanced practice nurse also diagnosed Buckner with GERD on May 27, 2005, for which she prescribed Zantac. In September 2005, Buckner reported that the Zantac helped a lot, and in October 2006, he reported that his GERD was great while on Zantac. On February 20, 2006, Buckner went to the emergency room, complaining of neck and back pain due to a motor-vehicle accident. An x-ray of his cervical spine revealed no fractures or subluxation [7] but could not exclude [d]isc protrusion. An x-ray of his lumbar spine revealed a questionable fracture of the L2 vertebra, but the report stated it was more likely ... an artifact of overlapping soft tissues.