What is the test for finding that a claimant has been denied a disability benefits claim on permissible grounds?
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The following excerpt is from Keegan v. Shalala, 5 F.3d 537 (9th Cir. 1993):
Id. at 345. 5 These findings "must be sufficiently specific to allow a reviewing court to conclude that the adjudicator rejected the claimant's testimony on permissible grounds and did not 'arbitrarily discredit a claimant's testimony regarding pain.' " Id. at 345-56 (quoting Elam v. Railroad Retirement Bd., 921 F.2d 1210, 1215 (11th Cir.1991)).
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