The following excerpt is from Escutia v. Astrue, 1:10-cv-0477 LJO-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2012):
Next, inconsistency with the medical record is a specific and legitimate reason for affording a treating physician's opinion less weight. Magallanes v. Bowen, 881 F.2d at 751 (a lack of supporting clinical findings is a valid reason for rejecting a treating physician's opinion).
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