Elaine I. McCORMICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee

RYAN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff appeals the order of the district court affirming the Secretary’s denial of Social Security disability benefits. We are required in this case to determine whether the standards for evaluating claims of pain, as announced in Duncan v. Secretary of Health and Human Services, 801 F.2d 847 (6th Cir.1986), apply to cases decided by the Secretary after the “sunset” of the Social Security Disability Reform Act of 1984. Because we hold that Duncan does apply to post-Reform Act cases, the Secretary’s denial of benefits is affirmed.

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Plaintiff-appellant Elaine McCormick was…