Opinion ID: 3134207
Heading Depth: 4
Heading Rank: 1

Heading: Dr. Marin

Text: Phillip C. Marin, M.D., treated Ms. Hays over several years for problems with her right wrist, including by performing four surgeries. In April 2008 and October 2010, he completed two brief reports about her condition, both of which placed restrictions on her activities that the ALJ did not incorporate into the RFC determination. The ALJ found Dr. Marin’s reports were neither well-supported by medically acceptable clinical and laboratory diagnostic techniques nor consistent with the objective medical evidence. Aplt. App., Admin. R. Vol. 3, at 645-46. The ALJ also noted the two reports were inconsistent with each other: the October 2010 report placed greater restrictions on Ms. Hays’s activities yet also stated Ms. Hays’s impairments had been at the same severity level since 2006. In addition, the April 2008 report indicated Ms. Hays had attained maximum medical improvement. Thus, substantial evidence in the record supports the ALJ’s determination that Dr. Marin’s reports should be given little weight.