Watkins v. Social Security Administration

Filing 16

ORDER adopting in its entirety 15 the recommended disposition; reversing and remanding the Commissioner's decision for an award of benefits; and directing the Commissioner to determine the appropriate date for the onset of Watkins's disability so that the proper award of benefits may be calculated. Signed by Chief Judge Brian S. Miller on 3/12/2018. (kdr)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
EASTERN DIVISION
DENNIS L. WATKINS, JR.
v.

PLAINTIFF

CASE NO. 2:16-CV-00115 BSM

NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner
Social Security Administration

DEFENDANT

ORDER
The recommended disposition [Doc. No. 15] filed by United States Magistrate Judge
J. Thomas Ray has been received. No objections have been filed. After careful review of
the record, the recommended disposition is adopted in its entirety. Accordingly, the
Commissioner’s decision is reversed and remanded for an award of benefits. On remand, the
Commissioner is directed to determine the appropriate date for the onset of Watkins’s
disability so that the proper award of benefits may be calculated.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 12th day of March 2018.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE