Can a lay witness testimony as to how a claimant's symptoms affect the claimant's ability to work be considered competent evidence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hugo G. v. Saul, Case No.: 20cv153-MDD (S.D. Cal. 2021):
404.1529(a). Lay witness testimony as to how a claimant's symptoms affect the claimant's ability to work is competent evidence and cannot be disregarded without providing specific reasons germane to the testimony rejected. See Van Nguyen v. Chater, 100 F.3d 1462, 1467 (9th Cir. 1996).
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