Key legal question
Whether the medical evidence was sufficiently reliable to deny further expert examinations and support a finding of 100% work capacity in the insured's occupation.
Extracted holding
The rheumatological expert report was fully probative; no further rheumatological or MRI assessment was required.
Extracted reasoning
The court held that the reported disc dehydration did not decisively undermine the expert opinion, the MRI images were available to the expert, the degenerative changes could be age-appropriate, and the pain pattern suggested non-objectifiable complaints.