Bowman v. Colvin

Filing 21

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ps
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.

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obl m
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ha li nt d

onl midlmiai i t frta t r (ci te ofdal lvi a co e rton, ritnce
y l i tton n he is nd hid a tviis
iy i ng nd nc ntai pesse ,
a pa )a modeaeditc tesi s a fnci ng,a t ts hadnoe s of
nd ce nd
rt fi uli n ocil u toni nd ha he
piodes
de om pe a i ofe e d d ai n.R.24- Bowm a doe nots cik al c le a of
c
ns ton xt nde ur to
25.
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pe f ly ha lnge ny
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l i ns a he
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t
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ke s he
olowed t pr ra l i i dee m i ng Bowma sRFC. RFC
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r i ttons
F.
1
9.
s rptons nd bsr tons
li nts
lmia i by he a by ot s mus be c i r al wih m e ca r or t a ss t
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r nd
her
t
onsde ed ong t
di l ec ds o s it he
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partcul w or actvii I
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rr o
n' s e ton, he
vot d ons de a e nk o s us i
Bowm a s non- xe to li pa r e s a c i rng t r i pa ton he RFC.Se R.30n'
e r i na m im nt nd ons de i hei m c
r
e
33.
7

r nt
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te t e t f a ey or de es i snc appr m ae y 2009.Fr t tda e on,s a tnde
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pr son i e
oxi tl
om ha t
he te d
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e i es i , nd de r ng e rs
ogr s nd c i t
e al
de ed s c d a ho i i li ato R.30.
ni ui i al nd m cda de i n.
She s
ought hos t lz ton f he m en a he lh i s t i The f r t tm e w as i
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n

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t 0, n he s m te t r e t o
ne sone ii a lzai n
t or
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ne e
o nc ea e nxit nd
e son ha he trbut d o e ai ns p te s r .

She washos t i d t s co tme fom M a c 1 t ough M a c 25,2011 afe ove dosng
pialze he e nd i r
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re
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pol u t nce de nde .' R . 456. She was a s s d as ha ng a gl l a s s e
pe nce '
s es e
vi
oba s es m nt

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es e ,
t ode a es m pt s'be nsa 51 1
s
m r t y om ' gi t . d.
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r l ychol cal f toni and consde s t
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rcs n outne actce.'
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ed
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8

c ula i ps hol ca e ua i ofBow m a an uli a el g he a GA F s or of 55 t
ons t tve yc ogi l val ton
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en
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he te tng ps hi tit Les t t we ksaferhe dic r Bowman r po td bei ha
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e re
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a f e i mor a ea e now t t s wa awa f o he boyfi nd,s d e s c da a
nd e lng
e t s
ha he s
y rm r
re
he enid uii l nd
hom i i li a i a s r por e t tco elng ha be n ve y he pf .R.515,546.D urng
c da de ton, nd he e t d ha uns i
d e r l ul
i

alt rf l up meei wih he c em a ri J y 2011, o e r Bowm a e e s d t t
a e olowtng t r ms nage n ul
m r ove ,
n xpr s e ha
s wasups twih Dr A bee be a et ps hititt d Bowm a s c d wo k. 5
he
e t . lda c us he yc ars ol
n he oul r R. 04.
The ALJ f
ound t t Bowma s a l a i of s ve e de e son a a e y we e no
ha
n' leg tons
e r pr s i nd nxit
r t
f l c edi e e ani
uly r bl , xpl i ng:
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t
he l i nt s oughtteamen f t s s
r t t or he e ympt ,as
oms
dic s beow, s ha f ie t s
s us ed l
he s a ld o how up f nlme o
or z r us
a nt e s a team e no es doc e a ge r ly sa e
ppoi m nt , nd r t nt t
um nt
ne a l t bl
condii
ton. The c a m a ' f nc i ng de e i a e on t o
l i nt s ' toni
u
t ror t d
w
oc a i t tlr l se e fom c lc swih he boyfind,
c sons ha a gey t mm d r
onfit t r
re
but t tea m e r or s
he r t nt ec ds how t t s r c r d r l tvel
ha he e ove e e a i y
q c y. Alhough t cai a ts r pr s nttve a g
uikl
t
he l m n ' e e e a i r ued a t
t he
he rng t tt l GAF s or s s
a i ha he ow
c e ugge tt c am a i me al
s he l i nt s nt ly
pr l
ecuded f o wor ng,t unde sgne dia ee .M os oft e
rm
ki he
r i d s gr s
t hos
s or we e gi n dzi ori e ae y f l wi t pe i of
c es r ve lrng mm dit l olo ng he rods
de e i a i n ca e by r l i hi sr s ye a not d, t
t ror to
us d
e atons p tes , t s
e he
cl i a r cove e r l tve y qui kl f om t s e s s a
a m nt e
r d ea i l
c y r
he e pi ode , nd
s eque t e t e not s r fec t t s sabii e a w a a e
ubs
nt r a m nt e e l t ha he t lz d nd s bl
t f ton.M or ove ,t c am a ' own a itd dal a i te
o unc i
e r he l i nts
dm te iy ctvii s

a d te o j cie fndn si te r c r d n ts p o ts h l w
n h b e tv i ig n h e o d o o u p r uc o
G AF s or . Out i of he bref hos t i tons m e a s a us
c es
s de
r i
pialza i , nt l t t
e
xnmi i ha r ve ed mosl mid a m aii a e n a
natons ve e al
ty l bnor ltes nd ve t
tme ha be n nor a .The c am a ha des rbe sg fca
i s ve e
m l
l i nt s c i d i nii nt
pr e s wih s a f toni ye s ha r pore bei a e
oblm
t ocil unci ng, t he s e td ng bl
t go s
o
hoppi go ou wih f i nds go t t pos ofi e, nm
ng,
t t re ,
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t tc
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ra , nd tend hur h. eai
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l
lo
a r nty f t t c a m a w a a e t wor Gr a e w e g i
ppa e l el he l i nt s bl o
k. e t r i ht s

gve t Dr Ber s GAF s or ( 55- 2 bec us i i mos
i n o . ry'
c e of 58
a ets t
c it ntwih t ove alr c d,whih s
onsse
t he r l e or
c hows t tt cai
ha he l mant
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and smpl j i tuci .Suc lmiainsae rfece (n t
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RFC gi .
venj
9

R.33.The Cour t co l
t hus ncudes t t t ALJ gave d co i r ton t Bowman' m e a
ha he
ue nsde a i o
s nt l
i im e sa t tt lmiai i t RFC we e c it ntwih t sconsde a i
mpar nt nd ha he i t tons n he
r onsse
t hi
i r ton.

i as wo t e phaszng t t t opi ons of bot c ulai e
s lo rh m
i i ha he
ni
h ons t tve xnmi r of
ne s
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n. ry nd
r e ns
D - s l s he pi ons he t t
nc
me c a ps hol c co ula s al s
di al nd yc ogial ns t nt- l uppo tt ALJ' c uson a t t e f c of
r he
S oncl i s o he fe t
Bowm a si im e s. abl none oft e s ce i ca e t tBowman' i par ntn' mpar nt Not y,
hes our s ndi t d ha
s m ime s

me tl o p y ia- p e ld h r fo wo kng at g t r S e R. 4 6 ( ry ; R. 31
n a r h sc l r cu e e r m r i lo ehe . e
2 Ber )
5
( e ns ; R. 11 11
Stphe on)
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(ule Jnni , PhD, ps hol ia c ulan, upon
J i e ngs
yc ogc l ons t t

r onsde ai ;R.1 1 ( .Sa e , dia c ulan,uponrco i rton)
ec i r ton) 39- 41 Dr dlr me c l ons t t
e nsdeai .
Bo a has bee r pe t dl dignos d, a va i tm e , wih de e son, s i
wm n
n e ae y a
e t rous i s t
pr s i
ocal
phobi ,a PTSD.She hasalo r e v team e ,i t f ofc
as nd
s ec i ed r t nt n he onn
ouns i an mediaton,
elng d
c i
t te tt e il s es a ha be n a et f ton t a lr deg e wih t e te t e s.I
o r a hos lne s , nd s e bl o unc i o a ge r e t hos r am nt n
s t w hie Bom na c ai s t t s s f r f om S e r e otonal pr e s t t woul
hor , l
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e ude r r
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t o- ke s nd
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publc' ECF No.1 a 8 t ALJ' d ii t ts i no a lm ied i he f
i ,'
3 t , he
S ecson ha he s t s i t n r undi ng a s
oni s he
c am si s
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t
ubsa i l de .
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dial
o ni f t opi onsofm e alhe lh pr es i s Bowma post t tt medi lr c ds
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ca e or
f om M ot Roge s Com m uniy Hea t Dr O s m o r a D r Abel s
r
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eda how t t s s f r
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fom s ve e e o i pr e st twoul pr ve he fom wor ng.The Cour i unpe s d
r
e r m tonal obl m ha
d e nt r r
ki
ts
r uade
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10

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ve i gnii a
s
ght'o he ni
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c ula i e
ons t tve xami ,M s Be r a he expl ne why.R.36.He as c r c l not t t
ner
. ry, nd
ai d
lo ore ty ed ha
none ofPli if ste tng physcinsofe ed a opi o t ts wa notc pa e ofwor ng.
antf r a i
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f r n ni n ha he s
a bl
ki
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nse
he e
vi e o ugge t t he prmar m e a he lh te t e pr vi r f
s hat r i y nt l a t r am nt o de or
muc oft r l va perod,Dr Abe e be ive Bo a c d r ttn t wor R.33,a
h
he e e nt i
. l da, le d wm n oul e tr o
k,
n
opi on t tBo m a r por e m a he ups t R.504.
ni ha w n e t d de r e .

Agan,whie i i t e t t t me c l r co ds s
i
l t s nl ha he di a e r how lmia i i Bowma s s i l
i t tons n
n' oc a

f toni a a lt t de lwih sr s , whie s cla l hasm e ali ime s t r i
unc i ng nd biiy o a t te s and l he e ry
nt mpar nt ,he e s
s t nta e de e i t r or s
ubsa i l vi nc n he ec d uppori t ALJ Sdec so t t s i par e swoul
tng he
'
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n' hid r
nt onsss
l or s ton ha he
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na yz he umultveefe tofal ofBowm a smed c pr ems'ECF No.13 a 9.Shedoes
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e t d o ddr s
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no e t ALJ' de ii n c ai al ng hy r cia i ofBo a sphysc la m e t lhe lh
t d, he
S c so ont ned e t e tton
wm n'
i a nd n a at
hit i .Bom na doesno i ntf i he bre wha s cii a tona e de t tt ALJ
sores
n
t de iy n r i f
t pe fc ddii l vi nce ha he

f l t consde he woul r nde he dia e Pa tc a l i t a enc ofa mor s cii
aied o
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d e r r s bl d. ri ul ry n he bs e
e pe fc
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r um nt hi n , he
t clne o e r e he
' cii
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t r
as notd pr vi l t ALJ a qua e y a es e Bowm a s lmia i and hi RFC i
e
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s
uppore b s tntale de e.
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s
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Bowm a sfna a gtme i t tt ALJ e r d i c udi t tBo a s f iur t
n' i l r l nt s ha he
re n oncl ng ha wm n' al e o
a tnd num e ous me c a nt e s i caed t t Bo a s çs
te
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t r s n f t m is d a
he ea o or he s e ppoi m e sw ashe s a phobi a pa c di or r ECF N o.1 a
nt nt
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as nd ni s de .
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9.W hie i i c ti y pos i e t t Bo a s s i phobi or pani dior r 1d t he
l t s era nl
sbl ha
wm n' ocal
as
c s de e o r
m isng s
s i ome a nt t s he c e biiy i none he e s a i s t t i f r t ALJ t
ppoi m nt, r r di lt s
t l s n s ue ha s o he
o
dee m i
tr ne.
The ALJ de e mi st f t a r ol s i onsse i be we n a ca ma ' alege
t r ne he acs nd es ve nc itnces t e
li nts l d

i ar n sa d h ra i t t wo k. e S t v. ae , 9 F.d 6 5 6 8 ( t Ci.1 9 ) A
mp ime t n e bl y o r Se mi Ch tr 9 3 3 , 3 4h r 9 6 .
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h
r e ng cour gi esgr atweghtt t ALJ Sas esm e ofacli a ' c e biiy a s d
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e
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