Martin v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration

Filing 19

ORDER RULING ON REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION adopting 15 Report and Recommendation, reversing the decision of the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) and remanding the matter further proceedings. Signed by Honorable Richard M. Gergel on 02/06/2017. (bshr, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Robert Martin,
Plaintiff,
vs.
Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner
of Social Security,
Defendant.

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Civil Action No.1: 16-1 562-RMG

ORDER

This matter comes before the Court for judicial review of the final decision of the
Commissioner of Social Security denying Plaintiff's application for Disability Insurance Benefits
("DIB"). In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) and Local Rule 73.02, D.S.C., this matter was
referred to the United States Magistrate Judge for pretrial handling. The Magistrate Judge issued
a Report and Recommendation on January 20, 2017, recommending that the decision of the
Commissioner be reversed and remanded to the agency because (1) the ALJ failed to identify and
reconcile the conflict between the limitations in the RFC and the DOT's description of the jobs
the Vocational Expert identified; (2) the ALJ failed to weigh the opinions of Plaintiffs treating
specialist physician in accord with the standards of the Treating Physician Rule, 20 C.F.R.

§ 404.1527(c); and (3) no fact finder weighed and reconciled new and material evidence from a
treating physician submitted for the first time to the Appeals Council. (Dkt. No. 15 at 31-45).
The Commissioner has filed a response to the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation
indicating that she will file no objections. (Dkt. No. 17).

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The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation and the record evidence and
finds that the Magistrate Judge has ably addressed the factual and legal issues in this matter.
Therefore, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation as the order of this Court,

REVERSES the decision of the Commissioner pursuant to Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g),
and REMANDS the matter to the Commissioner for further proceedings consistent with this
order.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.

Richard Mark Gergel
United States District Judge

Charleston;. South Carolina
February _tA, 2017

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