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Summary: An Attending Physician Statement
All available documentation submitted for this claim has been reviewed from the perspective of Internal Medicine. The claimant is a female (DOB ) who works as a Hardware Department Manager who is claiming disability from 08/31/2017 to present. The physical requirements of her job include observing associate, customer, or supplier behavior, entering and locating information on the computer, creating documents and reports, grasping, turning, and manipulating objects of varying size and weight, visually verifying information, reading information, visually locating merchandise and other objects, visually inspecting equipment, reaching overhead and below the knees including bending, twisting, pulling, and stooping, and moving, lifting, carrying, …show more content…
She added that she was fine when sitting or laying but she was not good when she was up. There were no specific triggers for her condition. She had a blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg. Other physical examination findings were unremarkable. She was diagnosed with vertigo.

An Attending Physician Statement completed by Glenn Rogers, MD on 06/19/2017 indicated that the claimant complained of dizziness, nausea, chills, and vertigo. She could not climb ladders or bend over and lift. She had dizziness and loss of balance when standing. She had a blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg. She was diagnosed with vertigo. The listed co-morbid conditions were hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and stage 3 chronic kidney disease. The treatment plan was Meclizine and increase fluid intake. She was incapacitated from 06/12/2017 through 07/12/2017. She was relieved from work duties during symptomatic periods.

According to an Office Visit by Glenn Rogers, MD dated 07/03/2017, the claimant complained of vertigo. She stated she was better, but was not 100% steady. She had a blood pressure of 142/84 mmHg. Other physical examination findings were unremarkable. She was diagnosed with vertigo. Meclizine 25 mg tablet was

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