Geist v. Berryhill

Filing 22

JUDGMENT - IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Court hereby reverses the Commissioner's decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and remands the case to the Commissioner for further proceedings, including a new hearing. On remand, the Commissioner's final decision will be vacated and a hearing de novo will be conducted. The ALJ will be instructed to consider previous post-hearing evidence from the Veterans Administration, including evidence of any disability rating and associated medical evidence, and to issue a new decision. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 11/22/2017. (Briggeman, N.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
WESTERN DIVISION

JAMES EDMUND GEIST,
Plaintiff,
v.
NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE
CASE NO. 5:17-CV-116-D

Decision by Court.
This action came before this Court for ruling as follows.
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Court hereby reverses the
Commissioner's decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and remands the case to the
Commissioner for further proceedings, including a new hearing. On remand, the Commissioner's
final decision will be vacated and a hearing de novo will be conducted. The ALJ will be
instructed to consider previous post-hearing evidence from the Veterans Administration,
including evidence of any disability rating and associated medical evidence, and to issue a new
decision.

This Judgment Filed and Entered on November 22, 2017, and Copies To:
Cynthia M. Currin
(via CM/ECF electronic notification)
Leo R. Montenegro
(via CM/ECF electronic notification)

DATE:
November 22, 2017

PETER A. MOORE, JR., CLERK
(By) /s/ Nicole Briggeman
Deputy Clerk