In what circumstances will a medical malpractice officer be able to determine which pain testimony is not credible?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Knight v. Colvin, Case No. 1:14-cv-01276-SMS (E.D. Cal. 2016):
must state which pain testimony is not credible and what evidence suggests the complaints are not credible. He must either accept [claimant's] testimony or make specific findings rejecting it." Dodrill v. Shalala, 12 F.3d 915, 918 (9th Cir. 1993) (citation and quotations omitted).
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