Opinion ID: 2804772
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Heading: P.A. Shah

Text: In May 2009, Sanborn began receiving treatment three times a week at South Philly Pain Management, where he was treated by P.A. Shah, whose expertise is in pain 1 We discuss below the basis for that finding, which Sanborn also challenges. 9 management. On September 14, 2009, P.A. Shah completed a residual functional capacity assessment and concluded that Sanborn was suffering from chronic pain and limited range of motion, which combined to drastically impair his residual functional capacity. Specifically, he found that Sanborn could lift less than 10 pounds; could sit, stand, or walk for less than 2 hours in an 8-hour day; and would need unscheduled breaks of 15 minutes every 45 minutes throughout the work day. In P.A. Shah’s view, these impairments precluded Sanborn from employment in any capacity. Sanborn argues that the ALJ failed to explicitly consider the factors listed in SSR 06-03p, which provides criteria for the evaluation of “an opinion from a medical source who is not an ‘acceptable medical source,’” such as a physician’s assistant. 2006 WL 2329939, at . He also argues that the ALJ failed to give appropriate weight to P.A. Shah’s disability assessment. But like the Magistrate Judge, we conclude that the ALJ complied with SSR 06-03p, which notes that “[n]ot every factor for weighing opinion evidence will apply in every case.” Id. The ALJ reasonably discounted P.A. Shah’s opinion based on the absence of support for his penultimate conclusion, observing that P.A. Shah failed to explain how the spinal strain and sprain at issue could have rendered Sanborn unfit for all employment, and because he could not determine whether those conditions would persist for at least 12 months.