Wooldridge v. Commissioner Michael J. Astrue of the Social Security Administration
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MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge James C. Turk on 12/11/13. (med)
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e ha
c s onal
i ea ton wih t publc,orc wokes ors r s s So (
ntrci t he i
o- r r, upevior. he)
c n ha s e i e a ton but ge r l s d be a e t ha a
a
ve om nt r c i
ne aly houl
bl o ve
t k a do i w ih, u know a ltl bi of s r i i
as nd
t t yo
ite t upe v son.
R.4 l r s o s t t sq sin, h VE tsiid ta te ee se j bsi b t t n to a
6. n e p n e o hi ueto t e
etfe h t h r xitd o n oh he ain l
a r onalec
nd egi
onomy- s h a al undr wor r c e ne 1,a dihwas - t ts tsi d t s
uc s a y
ke , l a r l nd s
her ha aite hi
de c i i R .47.Couns l f W ool r dge t a ke t VE how t i e pr t ton of Dr
s rpton.
e or
di
hen s d he
he nt r e a i
.
6
Gar rs fndi t tW ool i had a ma ke i panne i c e r ton, pe s s e e a
dne ' i ng ha
drdge
r d m i nt n onc nta i
r i t nc , nd
pa e woul afe thi r po e.R.49.Alho h t VE r s nded t tt r e se s ve al
c
d f c s es ns
t ug he
e po
ha he e xitd e r
detnii f t tnn t r 'i vmi rpo t,he a knowl d t t dgj sandad
i tons or he e t ked' n ous e rs
ma
c
edge ha çthe t r
defnii us d f SocilSecliy .. . i s rouslmia i whih r ulsi s tr a l si ...
i ton e or
a
trt
s e i i tton c es t n ubsadil os n
t abiiy t e f c i y f ton.' R. 49. He t n c ude t tçi a pe s n has a m a ked
he lt o fe tvel ' i '
unc
4
he oncl d ha tf
ro
r
i par e of c
m im nt
once r ton, a pe sse e, a pac ba e upon t t de i ton,' e n
nta i
nd r itnc nd
e sd
ha fnii ' ve
uns le wo k woul be pr c ude R. 50.
kil d r
d
e l d. 49Afe t slneofque to ng,heALJc im e t tt VE had s en va i usde tons
tr hi i
si ni t
onfr d ha he
e
ro
ûnii
f rç a ke 'i Soca Se trt f m s a t tDr Ga dnerdi no r po thi fndi i af m
o ' r d' n
m
il c liy or , nd ha . r
d te r s
ngs n or
buti t a i a na r tve.R.49
nse d n
r ai
-50.Addii ly,a t cl e oft heai t ALJdie ty
tonal t he os
he rng, he
rcl
a e s d t m e ni oft t r ç a ke 'by satng,1 gues 1m ki oflm ied t r adi
ddr s e he a ng he e m s r d'
m
ti ç
1
s ' nd i t o e ng
w ha t nar a i s ys. t m ar d i pa nne i w ha lm ishi t one t tle s e t ks '
t he r tve a But he ke m i nt s
ti t m o
o lr e t p as .'
R.50.
l hi de ii hol ng t tW ool rdgewasnott ra dia lt a de i d by t Ac ,
n s c son di ha
di
mde
s biiy s fne
he t
t A LJ f
he
ound t t W ool r dge s f r d f o d ode a e dit uli ' i c
ha
di
uf e e r m f
m
r t fk tes' n once t a i
n r ton,
pe s s e e,a pa e.R .1 To s
r it nc nd c
5.
uppor hi opi on,t A LJ r i d upon t m e a s a usexn
t s ni he
ele
he nt l t t
m
pe f r e by Dr Ga dne ,an as e s e ofW ool rdge' fl by Dr Ho a d S.Le z r Ph. .
rom d
. r r
s s m nt
d i s ie
. w r
ie, D ,
t t nt de
drdge c i ng s s biiy.
K d Saeme sma by W ool i des rbi hi dia lt sR . 1 Expl ni t sfndi t
5.
ai ng hi i ng, he
4 A S defne i t Ac , a (m a ke 'i r
i d n he t i r d' mpaiment means t or t n moder t but l s t n
û e ha
m
ae
es ha
e te . 20 C. R.j 40 a 1 ( 1 .ç make lmiain ma a ie whe s v r la tviis o
x rme'
'
F.
4 pp. 20 2) û r d i t to
A
y rs
n e e a ci te r
f tons ar i r or e when onl one i i r t i erer se i y wih your a lt t
unc i
e mpaied, ven
y
s mpaied, o nt f e rousl t
biiy o
f i i pendenty,appr it y,efectvel and on a s t ned bas s'l
uncton nde
l
opra el f i y,
usai
i .' d.
5 The e exit s a i evi
r
ss ubstntal dence i t r d t supportt ALJ' fndi t tW ool i
n he ecor o
he
S i ng ha
drdge
s f ed fom S oder t difculi ' i concentaton,pe sit
ufer r k
m
ae fi tes' n
r i
r sence,and pace.For i t nce,Dr Lei
nsa
. zer
f
ound t W ool i had ç
hat
drdge
ç
moder e dit uli ' i concentaton, per sence, and pace. R. 70.
at fk tes' n
ri
sit
Addii l Dr.Gar
tonaly,
dneri cat t tW ool i çwasabl t pe f m wor ac i tesw ihouts al
ndi ed ha
drdge ç
e o r or
k tvii t
peci
or addii
tonal s vi onj' and (was abl t com pl e a nor al wor
uper si '
t
e o
et
m
kday or wor
kweek wihout
t
i e z i r a i f om hi ps a rc condii ' R.a 273,s e i r Pa IlC
nt m ptons eltng r
s ychit i
ton.' t
t nfa rt l.
7
ALJ c l
oncuded, t t
' hough t cam an ha a di nihe a lt t m ant i c e r ton,
Al
he li t s
mi s d biiy o i an onc ntai
pe ssenc orpae t r co d doe no i c t a c mplt i lt t wor 'R 17.
r it e
e,he e r
s t ndi a e o e e nabiiy o k.
'
.
C . T he A LJ' H ypot t c Fai l C onve d W ool i sI pai m e s
S
he i al r y
ye
dr dge' m r nt
l a gui t t ALJ' de i i i nots
n r ng hat he
S c son s
uppore by s t tale de e,W oo d i
td
ubsan i vi nc
l rdge
alege t t t a
l s ha he bove hy t tc l di not f ry s out hi i ime s Spe ii a l ,
po hei a d
ail et
s mpa r nt .
cfc ly
W ool i c am st tt ALJe r i c a tng hi hypot i lbe aus i d d noti l de t
drdge l i ha he
red n r fi
s
hetca c e t s
di
nc u he
ç a ke i par e of co e r ton,pe sse e a pac f
m r d m im nt
nc ntai
r it nc nd
e' ound by t ps hol s,Dr
he yc ogit .
Ga dne 'ECF No.11a 4.W ool i sar i ntr ssupon t noton t t be aus t ALJ
r n'
t
drdge' glme e t
he i ha, c e he
i c t d t thega Dr Gar rsdi
ndia e ha
ve . dne ' agnossisg fc tweiht' R. 7,t ALJwa r quie
i ti nii an
g ,' 1 he
s e rd
t i ude t s c fc l
o ncl
he pe ii angua us by Dr Ga dne whe he c
ge ed
. r r
n
onve d W ool rdge'
ye
di s
i im e st t VE. sposton i i ore t
mpar nt o he
Thi ii s nc r c .
N ot bl W ool r dge c t s no c s s i hi br e t ti ca e t tt A LJ w a r qui e t
a y,
di
ie
a e n s i f ha ndi t ha he
s e rd o
us Dr Ga dne ' e c l ua whe t he pos d hi hypot tc t t VE.As t Unie
e . r rs xa t ang ge
n he
e s
he ial o he
he t d
St e Cour of Appe l f t Fou t Ci c t no e i Fi he v.Ba n r , 1 1 F.A pp' 359,
at s
t
a s or he
r h r ui t d n s r
r ha t 8
x.
364( h Ci.2006) :heALJha s dicei t cathypot tc lq si t co
4t r
,l
t
s ome s rton o rf
heia uetons o mmuni t
cae
t t ( wha t cai ntc n a c r do. I c a tnghi hypot tc t t VE,heALJ
o he VEJ t he l ma a nd amot ' n r fi s
'
heial o he t
w a o y r uie t f il s t o t c am a ' i ime s a t y we e s
s nl eq r d o ary e ut he l i nts mpar nt s he
r uppo td b
re y
s t nta e denc f
ubsa i l vi e ound i t e iey oft r c d.Se W al r 889 F. a 50.The ALJ
n he ntr t
he e or
e
ke ,
2d t
wa e il t pr de a oprae c e t Dr Ga dne ' sa e nt i or rt e tr t tt
s ntted o ovi ppr i t ontxt o . r rs t t me s n de o nsze ha he
VE r eve a ac tr e r pr e ai n of W o drdge' i par e s Thus t ALJ'
ec i d n c lat e es nt to
ol i s m im nt .
, he
S
hypo he i l i pr pe not i i c ai t e c l nguage of D r Gar r s a s s m e , but
t tca s o r
f t ont ns he xa t a
. dne ' s e s nt
8
r t r i i communia e W ool i s a lte and lm ia i as t y a e s
a he f t
c ts
drdge' biiis
i t tons
he r uppore by
td
a i l vi nc ound i t r or 6TheALJ' hypot tc meest e c ie i .
n he ec d.
S
hei al t hes rt ra
subst nta e de ef
TheALJ Shypot tc lade t l co uni a e W ool rdge' i r nt i r ga ds
'
hei a
qua ey mm c t d
d i s mpaime s n e r
t c e r ton, pe s s e e, a pa e. The A LJ ac ount f W ool i e' i pa r t i
o onc nt a i
r i t nc nd c
c ed or
dr dg s m im nt n
c e r ton whe he i tude t VE t lm i t hypo he i li vi lt onet t e se
onc nta i
n
nsr d he
o i t he
t tca ndi dua o
o hr e t p
t ks a hea ount f W ool i e' i ime i pe sse e a pa ewhe hei tu e
as , nd
cc ed or
drdg s mpa r nt n r it nc nd c
n nsr ctd
t VE t e ude a tsrc pr
he
o xcl
ny tti t oduci r t or pa wor or a hi wih r a l src
ton ae
ce
k
nyt ng t e ly tit
pr ton sa r ., R . at46.
oduc i t nda ds ,
7
l ra l t ALJ' c r c e i ton of W ool i s i im e t i s
mpo tnty, he
S ha a t rza i
drdge' mpar n s s uppore by
td
s tnta e de e f und i t en iey oft r co d.Fo i t nce Dr Ga dne wr e i hi
ubsa il vi nc o
n he tr t
he e r
r nsa , . r r ot n s
' e a Sotr St e nt't t çll cai t i abl t a c pt smpl o t t e se
ç ntl lce atme ' ha sthe l man s e o c e i e, ne o hze tp
M
i t uc i ns f om s rv s s gi a m a ke i pai nt of i m edi t r ca l and m ode a e
nsr to r
upe i or ven
r d m nne
m
ae e l
rt
i ime ofr c tm e y. R.273.I hi hypot tc ,t ALJm ir e t s lng
mpa r nt e en
mor '
'
n s
he ial he
ror d hi a uage by
i tuci t VE t a s a i vi who leal ( s lmie i tr ofc nrton,
nsr tng he
o sume n ndi dual
t ly wa l i td n ems once tai
r
me y,i
mor mmedit rcals ht t( wa lral lmie t onet ...hre-tpt ks'R.46.
ae e l uc ha he s e ly i td o
o t e se as .'
6 W ool ig a mist spoi i h sb if saig t t(l ALJ mus pr ou h t tc l
drd e d t hi nt n i re , t tn ha a n
t op nd ypoheia
quesi t t e t t t ar base upon consi aton of a1 r evant evi
tons o he xper ha e
d
der i
l el
dence of r cor on t
e d
he
cama tsi ime a d f ry stou t cama ' i ime t. ECF No.1la 4( mpha i a de .
li n ' mpar nt n ail e t he li nts mpar n s'
'
t e
ss d d)
1 W oodri cies s r c es mo tnoa y Tu v. tue 7 F.S p.2d 55 ( D. C.
l dge t eve al as , s tbl ne Asr , 60
up
5 E. N.
2 1 ,t s ppo t hs pr p iin t t Se tito t smpl wo k a e no i l ie o a me ca
01 ) o u r i o osto ha s srcins o i e r r t ncusv f
r
di l
resrcton of e a moder e defci y i concentaton, per stnce a pace.'ECF No. 11 at 4.
ti i
ven
at
i enc n
ri
si e
nd
'
Ho ve,i t pato Tu t tW o digerle up ,t c ur noe t tsv rlursiton h v
we r n he r f ne ha olrd eis on he o t ts ha e ea j idci s a e
a nih d ALJ who ( es n ld smplfe me t lRFC fndng t t VE t td dno e ompa sa1
dmo s e
S
G e te j i iid n a
pr
i i s o he ha i t nc s l
oft fndi made i t decii ' Tune,760 F.Supp.2d at563.Thi l
he i ngs
n he
son.'
s anguage i cat t tALJ
ndi es ha
S
soul pr i c ntx t t VE i or rt a c rtl c ve a cama ' p ia lmiai sa
h d ovde o e t o he
n de o c uaey on y li nts hysc l i ttons
pr tce f l e by t ALJ i t s cas Addii l t ALJ d1 notlm i W ool i s i r e s
ac i olow d
he
n hi e.
tonaly, he
d
i t
drdge' mpaim nt
i concentaton, per it nce,and pace t r t itons t sm pl wor l t
n
ri
ss e
o esrc i
o i e
k. nsead,t ALJ atem pt t
he
t ed o
a ur el des i W ool i s i r ent by s cii l des rbi t t of w or as wel as
cc at y crbe
drdge' mpaim s
pe fcaly
c i ng he ype
k,
l
pr
oducton and pace sandar ,he beleved W ool i coul m ee .Fort e r ons t s Courtfnds
i
t
ds
i
drdge
d
t
hes eas , hi
i
W ool dge' r inceon Tune a ot sm ia cas unper uasve.
dri s ela
nd her i lr es
s i
M or ove , t ALJ' hy he i l ac ur t l c
e r he
S pot tca c a e y onve
yed Dr Ga dne ' des rpton of
. r rs c i i
W ool rdge' lmiai i c e r ton, r it nc a pa e.W hie i i tu t tDr Ga dne
d i s i t ton n onc nta i pe sse e, nd c
l t s r e ha . r r
i ca e t t W oo d i s C a ked i par e o c
ndi t d ba
l rdge' s r
m
m im nt f once r ton woul pr e a m ake
nta i
d oduc
r d
w or r l t d i pa r ent of c enta i pe s s e e or pa s' R . 273, he qua i i d t s
k- e a e m im
onc r ton, r i t nc
ce '
lf e he e
r m a ks i s e nt s nt e l t ve y next s nt nc i l
e r n ubs que e enc s. n he r
e e es ncuded i t t e a Solr e
n he < nt l zc
M
St t m e t' Dr Ga dne i c t t tW ool i ç sa et peror wor ac i te wihout
a e n s' . r r ndi aed ha
drdge s
wa bl o f m
k tvii s t
s cil or a tona s r ii ' a t t he wa ç bl t c
pe a
ddii l upe v son,' nd ha
s ' e o ompl t a nor wor y or
a
ee
mal kda
wo kwee wihout i e r pto r a i fom hi ps hiti c ton. l The e e re
r
k t
nt r u ins eltng r
s yc a rc ondii ' d. s nti s
'
i c t t tDr Ga dne bei ve t tW ool i wa ca bl ofwor ng e n i lg ofhi
ndia e ha . r r le d ha
drdge s pa e
ki ve n iht
s
i par ntofc e r ton,pe sse ,orpa ,a s ntm e t twase pr s e by t ALJi
m ime
onc nta i
r it nce
ce e i nt ha
x esd
he
n
hi i tuc i t t VE t i l ç src pr ton r t o pac wor o a hi wih
s nsr ton o he
o ncude l ti t oduc i a e r e
no
k r nyt ng t
r a l src pr
e ly tit oducton sa dsi c e t r sa t nde y t ki ofl ef
i t ndar n as he e' e nc o nd os ocusf ,you know,
or
brefpe i oftme. R.46.
i rods i '
'
By c i rng t e iey ofDr Ga dne ' û e alSo ce St t nt'a no r l ng
onsde i he ntr t
. r r s d nt
M
ur
aeme ' nd t eyi
e usvey on t us of t t r ç r d' r r ng W ool i s i par e of
xcl i l
he e
he e m l ke ' ega di
ma
drdge' m im nt
c enta i pe ssenc or pa , t ALJ was a e t ac tr t l co y W ool i '
onc r ton, r it e,
ce he
bl o cta ey nve
drdge s
i i
mpannent t t VE. For t e r s ,t ALJ S hypot tca wa pr ry pos d,a
s o he
hes ea ons he
'
he i l s ope l
e nd
W ool i s a gume t t ALJ' de i i wa not s
drdge' r
nt hat he
S c son s
uppored by s t nta e d e i
t
ubsa i l vi enc s
i r ec .8
nco r t
8 At a gument W ool i cl med t r cent c ofHops v. Asrue,7: 1- 00383,201
on
r
,
drdge ai
he e
ase
t
1 cv2
W L 1 0 9 ( . Va M a .30 2 2)n e stt st sCo r t fnd f t cai n .TheDe e da t
1 871 W D. . r , 01 ec s iae hi u t o i or he l ma t
fn n
t fl a suppl
hen ied
ement bri on t s is ECF N o. 19. Thi Cour agr wih t Def nts
al ef
hi s ue.
s
t ees t he
enda '
ass s entt H ops i f ualy ditnguiha e fom t i t cas I Hops t cour nled t
es m
hat
on s act l s i s bl r he nsant e. n
on, he
t l hat
t ALJ' decii was not s
he
S
son
uppored by s t i evi
t
ubsantal dence becaus t ALJ' hypot i l di not
e he
S
hetca d
i por t a r er e t t e i ng ps
ncor a e nv ef enc o he xam ni
ychol s ' fndi t t t ç ai if' a lt t
ogits i ng ha he ç ntf s biiy o
pl
concentat and he capaciy t wor on aper it basi,woul be mar y af e ed by heremotonal
r e,
r
t o
k
ssent s
d
kedl f ct
i
dysf i ' Hops 201 W L l10871 a *4.However as dicus ed above,t ALJ i t s cas
uncton.'
on, 2
9, t
,
s s
he
n hi
e
10
D .The ALJ' Fi ng t W ool i Suf e d f om a M ode at I pai e o
S ndi hat
dr dge f re r
r e m rm nt f
C oncent i Persi ence,and PaceIs A dequat y C onveyed i t
raton,
st
el
n he
H ypot t c
he i al
Aspar of Stp 3 oft SocalSe rt dia lt t t t ALJ f md t tt c am a
t
e
he
i
cu iy s biiy es, he
ot ha he l i nt
ha tm ode at di fc te ' i r ga d t co e r to pe s s e e or pac R. 1 W ool i
d l
r e f i uli s ' n e r o nc nt a i n, r i t nc ,
e.
5.
drdge
a gue t t e n i t ALJch e t dic e tDr Ga de r sfndi r r ng W o drdge'
r s ha , ve f he
os o s r di . r ne ' i ngs ega di
ol i s
lm ia i i c
i ttons n once r ton,pe sse e,orpa e, he s d ha i l d hi own fndi of
nta i
r itnc
c
houl ve nc ude s
i ngs
l ode a ei i nt'i t hy he i lhepos d t t VE.ECF No.11at6.Thi a glme
l
m r t mpa nne ' n he pot tca
e o he
s r l nt
i unpe s i e.W ool i c t s no a ho iy t ts a f t pr
s
r uas v
dr dge ie
ut r t ha t nds or he oposton t ta A LJ m us
ii ha n
t
us t e ct l ua fom hi Stp 3 fndi i a hy he ialpos t a VE.The ca e
e he xa ang ge r
s e
i ng n
pot tc
ed o
s
W ool i r le upon i hi bre ,Enosv.Comm ' ofSoc.Sec.No. 1 cv- 79,201 W L
drdge e is
n s if
r
, 0: 0- 021
2
590040 ( S. Fe 23,201 ,smpl sae t ti a ALJma ss hafndi hei rquied
D. C. b.
2) i y tts ha f n
ke uc i ng, s e r
t t qua ey c
ot
ade t l onve t tlmia i t t VE.' d.a * l t i t ntca e,t ALJ s tsi
y ha i t ton o he
'1 t 6. n he nsa
s he
a ifed
t s r quie e .
hi e r m nt
I ime s des rbed a Smode a e'a e l s s ver t n t e lse a G a ke ' 20
mpar nt
ci
s:
r t ' r es e e ha hos it d s f r d.
m
'
C. R.j 4 4 a p 1 ( 01 ) Th Ac d fn s a make l tto a o e t a çnef r lj
F.
0 p . 2 2 . e t ei e
r d i ain s n h t t trees
mi
i
s ro l wi g cama ts a it t f cin id p n e ty, p r p it l, fe tv l a d o
eiusy t a li n ') bl y o un to n e e d nl a p o raey e fciey, n n
h
i
a s t i d bass' l Ther f e,a hypo hei alr teci a c ama ' mode a e i par e i
usane
i.' d.
e or
t tc el tng l i nts
r t m im nt n
c enta i pe s senc a pa e i one whi h t ke i o a oun t c a m a ' i pa r e
onc r ton, r i t e, nd c s
c a s nt cc t hat l i nt s m i m nt
bu silr c ze t cli a ' a lt t f nc i i a di i s d c pa t As dic s i
t tl e ogni s he am nts biiy o ' ton n
u
m nihe a ciy.
s us ed n
Se tonsl1B-C. s a t s i pr ciey t t ofhypo he i lt tt ALJ pos d t t VE.
ci 1.
, upr , hi s e s l he ype
t tca ha he
e o he
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