Marshall v. Social Security Administration

Filing 20

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Senior Judge Glen E. Conrad on 8/17/18. (jcj)

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am o
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a diabiiyi ua eb neisunde t Soca Se urt Ac,a a nde 42 U. C.j 41 ()
nd s lt ns rnc e ft
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s ie n jci o he itae udges e t nd he ter s w i o he our'
consi r i
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s ou t s hage t ro ng .. ovo e e
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he gitae udges e r
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her her s ubs antal de
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he equiem s or il nt o
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t fime
ws
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4t r 966 . ae ify, ubsa ta
evi
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e a n usane ss n 98 Tr 39.
ptmbe , 3, sM rhalied n
a plc ton f a pe i ofdi a lt a diabiiy i ur nc be ft . I flng he cl i ,M r .
p i a i or
rod
s biiy nd s lt ns a e ne is n ii
r am
s
M a s la l ed t t s be a e d s bl d f a lf r s of s t ntalga nf e pl e t on
r hal leg ha he c m i a e or 1 o m
ubs a i
i ul m oym n
Decem ber 1, 1
998,due t anxit cognii i r ent r uli f om a sr
o
e y,
tve mpaim s es tng r
toke,and her
pes

smplx e e lts ( .1 ) She ltrcaiid t ts wa ( vi pa catc 'a te
i e nc phaii. Tr 38.
ae lrfe ha he s ç ng ni ta ks' t h
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tm e of her aleged onse da e,butt s di not s f t stoke a complcatons f om
i
l
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e e ii uni201 ( . 4647,11 - 6,1 ) Therc r r fe t ta Mr. rhalme
ncphalts tl 2. Tr40, 5 1 43 .
e o d elcs h t s Ma s l t
t i ed sat r r ent oft A ctt
he nsur t ' equiem s he
us
hrough t f t quarer of 1998,butnott eafer
he ourh
t
her t .

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es n.42 S.
6i nd a.
e nty, s Mas l s nil o rod
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s lt
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is y f he
t i
hat he
sabl or

a lf m sofs t nta g n ule pl e to o be or De e be 31 1
l or
ubsa i l ai f m oym n n r f e c m r , 998.
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s
r ha ls pplc ton s ni d
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di a vi nc o ubsa it he xit nc
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ns que l t gitaej ge gee
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ha s. r l sm t ound notdiabl ats e t oft s
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itaej ' e r a e omme ton. Sheha as s te ne e de ei t f m
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ofa Jul 20,2018 l t fom Dr.Kar St r Fort f l i r
y
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si
To est i elgi lt f diabiiy i ur
ablsh i biiy or s lt ns ance beneft a cl m antm us pr t she
is, ai
t ove hat
becam e di abl pri t he dat l ti ur
s ed or o r e as ns ed. See Byr v.Com m ' of Soc.Sec.Adm i .699
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n.

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3d 37, 40 4h r 201 ) ctng
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4.31a)
li nts s a e ' rhe il c iy tf h s bl l nga n
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se
m edi l det m i e physi or m ent i r ent cannot be es abls i t abs
caly er nabl
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t ihed n he ence of

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ure t e ai
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r, s olows

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u mp i ts mu teutrm n tmia, h soo ia, r sc lgc l b omaie h t
me
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c nbes wn b m e c l a c ptbl ci c a lbort y dignosi tc q . The eor a
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me
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l
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pno o sa l h xse e f n mp i e ts. lr sa ls h t o a e
s
me ial d tn n bei ar nt)te wed tr newh te y u i an e ts l sv r.
dcly ee nia l mp ime ts,h n eemi eh r o rmp in nt) s e ee
2 C. R. 0 1 21(01)
0 F. 4 4.5 2 7.
4

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l
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r a rtr i ng o
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caly er nabl
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, he

i vi lm us be f und no di a e a s e 2 oft s que ta e l ton pr e s' 1 a *5.
ndi dua
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t s bl d t t p
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ns hi egul or
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ound,atsep t t M r M ar lw as
t wo, hat s. shal

notdia ed a a tm e f o t a l ge ons tda e t oug De m be 31 1
s bl t ny i r m he le d e t hr h ce r , 998, heda e s w a
t
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l ti ur
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re
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began havi pr em sw ih anxit and pani atacksprort herdat l ti ur t La Judge
ng obl
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pr pe l ob e ve t tt r c r i d voi ofa m e c e de et s t nta e t i t tm ony.
o ry s r d ha he e o d s e d ny di al vi nc o ubsa i t he r es i
Theeari texam i i not i t r d ar f om A ugus of2001,w hen M r M ar hal s
lçs
naton es n he ecor e r
t
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t e t e t f o D r J e Or i k f r hypo hyr dim ,obe iy,h re i a f tgue
r a m n r m . os ph lc o
t oi s
st ype tnson, nd a i .

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9 . . lc s xa nai
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nton
ni ta ks i tbe
02,
neary f year aft pl ntf i ur s a usexpied. A tt tm e,M rs M ar hal compl ned
l our
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Tr 0 . . lc i ot nto anif ni ta gan tl c mbe f 05,
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dd d)
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es
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o
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caly
er nabl
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or he t as ns ed.
The s e i t ue f t exitng r port fom Dr Kar St r who began teatng M r
am s r or he s i e s r
. en ar ,
r i
s.

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rhal n ul
2, fe he s a nos d t ncphalts Tr 45. t ugh .
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ar
ned n
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s.
s l'
gniicant cognii i s t lm i he
tve s ues hat i t r

a lt t wok'Dr Str i c tdt ts c is sae Sduet t hepe e e ii'fr
biiy o r ' . ar ndiae ha u h sue r t l o he r s ncphalts' o
l
, he w udge
whih Mr.Ma s l wa hos t ie i Aprlof201 ( .460. Thus as t La J
c s rhal s pialz d n i
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c r e ty obs r e i hi de i i Dr St r ' opi o ç ddr s t c ai a ' f toni snc
orcl
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a

201 no he f to ngdurngt rlva tmerme. ( .23 . Li wie arviw ofDr
2, t r uncini
i he ee nt i fa ' Tr ) ke s , e e
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.

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ars xa nai ts e as ha he
ot onan ny jci vie e ndiai h t
t i pai
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s erved by D r St r si Jul of2012 exi t pror t Decem be 31, 1998.
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s ed i o
r

A c or ngl t r c d a pl s ppo t t La J
c di y, he e or m y u rs he w udge' fndi t tt r i i uf i nte de e
s i ng ha he e s ns Gc e vi nc
t s s a it t e s e e ofa m e c ly de e m i bl i paim e durng t pe i d ofi ur d
o ub t nta e he xit nc
di a l t r na e m r nt i he r o
ns e

saus Se e. ,J onv. r r 43 F.d65 656(t Ci. )(ee tngt pli ifs
tt . e, g. ohns Banha q 4 3 0, 4h r 2005 rjci he antf'
ar entt t Law Judge f l t gi pr w ei t an as es entsubm it si daysafer
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he ses nt xit oni usy r t ae atns r d o he ee , nd hee waj

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be tve dial vie h the mpar nt ere y t
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n r j cin o he gitae udg s e r s rhal mpha i s ha he
r ved couns i ser ces f om St n A l
ecei
elng vi r
ephe exander PI. .f m any year bef her i ur
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cso 3 Pl' j , c t
9)
l he our ympahie t s rhals
poston,t 1 i cl t t cl m antbear St bur ofprovi t ts was di abl pri
ii he aw s ear hat he ai
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o he x rton f r ns e tt .
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75 4h r 991 .
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he e s
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udge s c l i n t t t e a ia e m e c r c r s f l t s t nta e t e se e o a
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