Wamser v. Colvin
Sep 30, 2013OUTCOME: The Court remanded the case for further proceedings.
Plaintiff Wamser filed a Motion for Summary Judgment arguing that the ALJ's denial of benefits was not supported by substantial evidence.
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OUTCOME: The Court remanded the case for further proceedings.
Plaintiff Wamser filed a Motion for Summary Judgment arguing that the ALJ's denial of benefits was not supported by substantial evidence.
OUTCOME: The Court found that there were several problems with the ALJ's analysis of a treating psychiatrist's opinion. The Court reversed the ALJ's decision and remanded the case for further proceedings.
Plaintiff Walker filed a Motion for Summary Judgment arguing that ALJ's denial of benefits was not supported by substantial evidence.The Court found that there were several problems with the ALJ's anal ... ysis of a treating psychiatrist's opinion because the reasons the ALJ gave for refusing to give the opinion controlling weight were insufficient. The Court further found that the ALJ erred by failing to state how much weight he gave the opinion, and the ALJ improperly chose to disregard the psychiatrist's assessment of plaintiff's Global Assessment of Functioning.
OUTCOME: The District Court granted Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment. The Court determined that Plaintiff is disabled. The Court awarded benefits to Plaintiff.
Plaintiff filed a Motion for Summary Judgment arguing that the ALJ failed to properly apply medical-vocational rule 201.17 and rule 201.00 (h)(1), where Plaintiff was 45 years of age, had a previous wo ... rk history of semi-skilled with no transferable skills, was unable to communicate in English, and was limited to sedentary work.