Gallatin v. Colvin

Filing 23

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 09/09/2014. (ssm)

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e
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e
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tr e e
he e or n hi as t our s ons r ne o oncl ha he
Com m i s one ' fna de son i s
s i rs i l ci i s uppor e by s t nta e de
td
ubs a i l vi nce. s G ala i hasa hit y of
M . l tn
s or
ba pa n,snce s s f r a f li a oxi a el 1
ck i i
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oughtt e t e f om he
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r
prm a y ea e physci n,Dr W is f bac pa n s nc a l s Apr l2009.Ge r l Dr
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ia
. l on, or k i i e t ea t i
ne aly, .

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lon es rbe
tb o he i Dr lo lo e e r
Ga ltn o n t dit n

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b uay 01 ,
a e . lai n piu a tr i ne t whc i i l o le it
o
t
M s G a l tn' s pt s She c i d t c pl i ofba k pa n a i M a 201 unde en
. la i s ym om .
ontnue o om a n
c i nd, n y
0,
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a f i a L4- wih D r Re be . n t e pos - pe a i vi is s r pored de r s d pa n,
us on t L5 t
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c ea e i
s i s had no pr e s w ih f lng,a f t r r t d t the s r ngt w a i pr ng a
a d he
obl m
t ali
nd urhe epore ha r t e h s m ovi nd
t ts no l
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at
lhough s c i d t t ke Lora f rba k pa n durng t spe i
he ontnue o a
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t
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g e ty hel d. e mpl i J l 201 a tratansuson i N o mbe 2009,s r pore
r a l pe For xa e,n anua'
y 0, fe r f i n ve r
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t s wa ûe i betr' ndt the kenegyl l ( r betr'( 600)
hat he s k elng te'a ha r s l r eves weej te.' TR
f
g
.
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he
ed, he d
a nt
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tl
,
a t rhe da e l ti ur d. r ce ved a he ta f i i J 201l m or t n e ght en
f e r t as ns e She e i
not r r ns us on n une
e ha i e
m o hs a t he pr vi one a a i s e good i pr m e f om t ti us o asof
nt fer r e ous - nd ga n, how d
m ove nt r ha nf i n

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tbe
(
96) Thus her s ome de o uppor t ALJ' deer nai
the
S t mi tons
t therd ne arlt s omsi ove s tntal a trs beg ionijci ,'
ha
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a
w e la t A LJ' co l i t ta t
l s he
S nc us on ha lhough s m a ha t por r l be una e t w or he
he y ve em a iy en bl o
k, r

s omsdi notprcl he fom wor ngf t rquie t l - nt pei ( 1 .
ympt
d
e ude r r
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4

Fi ly,M s Gala i hasbe n te t d f de es i al te l i l wih me c ton
na l
. ltn
e r a e or pr son, mos xcusvey t di a i
a s et r py.She r e ve onl lm ied t e t e durng t r l va pe i ast A LJ
nd om he a
ec i d y i t r a m nt i he e e nt rod, he

not Ba e on t s t ALJf ndherde es i t benon- e r a t c i rng t f r
ed. s d
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ou
pr son o
s ve e, fer onsde i he ou

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t a a
pa
' rtra.TR 4) . lai
xprsl halnge he i ng ha
de e s on w a no s ve e;s s m pl c a m st w he i i c i r w ih he ot r
pr s i
s n- e r he i y l i hat n t s ons de ed t r he
lm ia i ns s i diabl d.
i t t o , he s s e
On a alt t s c ' pl i if s prm a y a gum e i t tt A LJ e r d i notg vi
ppe o hi oul , a ntf ' i r r
t
nt s ha he
re n
i ng
g e tw ei t t o ni n ofhe tea i phys c a Dr W is She a g s t tDr W is s
ra
ght o he pi o
r r tng
i i n, . l on.
r ue ha . l on'
s a e e t ts co d notw or i Fe ua y 201 i s
t t m nt ha he ul
k n br r
0 s uppore by herown a l ga i ofhe
td
le tons
r

l tto s icu igt fc ta s wa tr n tdfo h rlsj bi 20 9b c us s e
i ain ,n l dn he a t h t he s emiae r m e a t o n 0 e a e h
mi
woul mi st ma da ofwor Shecontndshe cu ultve physc la m e alc tt s
d s oo ny ys
k.
e
r m ai
ia nd nt ondiim
r nde he dia e Shenot t tDr W is n r e r d pl i ift ane os ge a t a
e r r s bl d.
es ha . lo ef re antf o
ur ur on nd o
s i ls f hera m i d i he alege pe i ofdi a lt t r by s i t tD r W is
pec a i t or
ne a ur ng r l d r od
s biiy, he e how ng ha . l on
be i ve M s G a l tn' pr e sw e e s r
le d . la i s obl m
r eve e.
The i pi o 'on whi h M s. a l tn r le i s tf t i a V terf om D r W is da e
k ni n'
o
c
G la i e i s s e orh n
t r
. l on t d

Fe ua y 26,201 a a es e t W hom I M a Conc n.' n i,Dr W is e ai t t
br r
0 nd ddr s d (
To
t y
er 'I t . lon xpl ns ha
M s. a l tn i unde he c r ,r f x nc M s G a l tn' ba k pa n, rr c tM Rlx vea i
G la i s
r r a e e e e es . la i s c i he e en
e lng

r ur d dic ,a he a m i She saest tM s Gala i S sbe n una et wor d t
upt e s s nd r ne a.
t t ha . ltn k
ha e
bl o k ue o

i pa iai pr e . ( 31 .
nca cttng oblms' TR 2)
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The A LJ e e s y co i r d D r W is n' l te ,a e ai d w hy i di notl ad t a
xpr s l ns de e
. l o s e t r nd xpl ne
t d
e o
c l i t tM s Gala i w asdi a e .
onc us on ha
. l tn
s bl d'
St e e st ta c ai anti Gdi a e ' k bl t w o k, or
at m nt ha l m
s % s bl d, û
' una e o r '
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nnot ror
s ob r
di l ni , r

adm i s r i f ndi di
ni t atve i ngs sposii ofa case,r rng f ii iy
tve
equi i am lart
w ih t Re a i a l ga s a r s tf t t r i Suc
t he gul tons nd e l t nda ds e or h he e n. h

5

i s a e r e ved t t Com m i s one ,w ho c nnota c t hi
s ues r es r
o he
si r
a
bdi a e s
s a ut y r s
t t or e pons biiy t de e m i t uli a e i s of
i lt o t r ne he tm t s ue
di a lt Opi ons on i s sr s ve f t Com m i s one ca
s biiy. ni
s ue e er d or he
si r n
ne rbe e il d t contoli w e g ,butm us be c r f l
ve
ntte o
r lng i ht
t a e uly
c i r d t de e ne t e e t w hi h t y a e s
ons de e o t nni he xt nt o
c he r uppo t d by
re

t r c dasawhol orc ta cedbypes svee de (
he e or
e onrdit
rua i vi nce 20
CFR 404 1 d)2)a 41 927( ( ;
427( ( nd 6. d)2) SSR 96- (1.
5p3)
.

I Fe ua y 201 Dr W is sa e t tt c a m a w asuna e
n br r
0, . l on t t d ha he l i nt
bl
t w or duet he ba k pai a ane i .She di notm e i t
o
k
o r c
n nd m a
d
nton he

cli ntsme a i ime s ( bi 4F)He o ni i gve
ama ' ntl mpar nt.Exhi t
r pi on s i n
ltl w ei tbec us t de e m i ton ofdi a lt i r s r e t
ite gh
a e he t r na i
s biiy s e e v d o
t Comm isone .Al o,s di no s
he
s i r s he d t uppor he opi on wih
t r ni
t
s a em e sa tt c a m a ' f nc i llm ia i ns a t
t t nt bou he l i nt s u tona i t t o , nd he
m e c le de e ofr c d doesnots
di a vi nc
e or
uppol a fndi ofdi a e
' i ng
t
s bl d.
Addii nal Dr W is sopi o doe notc am t tt
to ly, . lon' ni n s
l i ha he
c ai a w a una e t w or f a l as 1 m ont ,a i onl
l m nt s bl o
k or t e t 2
hs nd t y
pert nst t tm e Dr.W is w r e i
ai o he i
l on ot t.

( 1 .
TR 9)
A t e tng phys c an' m e c lo ni i en il d t c r lng w e ghtonl whe e i i
rai
i i s di a pi on s tte o ontoli
i
y
r ts

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t ls
we
re
di a l c pt bl lni l
a a or a tc e hni
nd

i onsse wiht ot s tnile de 'ofrcor 20C. R.j404.526()2) Huntrv.
nc itnt t he her ubsa ta vi nce' e d.
F.
1 c( ; e
Suli n,993F. 31 35(t Ci.1 2) Thus wheet r i t ruasvec r r e de e,
lva
3d , 4h r 99 . , r hee s d s i ontay vi nc '
pe
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Hi v. r r,453F. 559,563& n. ( h Ci.2006)( i Huntr 933F. a 35) o
nes Banha t
3d
2 4t r
quotng
e,
2d t , r
w he e t t e tng phys c a sopi on i nots
r he r a i
i i n'
ni s
uppor e ori ot r s i ons s e w ih t
t d s he wi e nc i t nt t he

r c r its o l b a c r e sg fc nl ls weg t' agv. re , 6F.d5 5 5 0(t
e o d,û h u d e c o d d iniia ty e s ih . Cri Chatr 7 3 8 , 9 4 h
i
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r 996) l n
s t ve ontoli
iht o r tng
ii s ni t

mus Sgi g r a ons'ort decson.Se 20C. R.jj40 1 27( ( .
tk ve ood e s 'f hat ii
e
F.
4.5 d)2)
H e e, he c tc l
r t our onc udest ts t nta e de e s
ha ubs a i l vi nc uppor st A LJ Sdec son no t
t he
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ii
to
gi contoli w ei t Dr.W ison' sat entt tpl ntf coul notw or l partcul ,Dr.
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3tsoci Se rt Rulngsa e i e r t to by t Soc a Sec iy A dm i s r ton oft Soci lSe rt
t al cu iy i r nt m e a i ns he i l urt
nita i
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a cu iy
Ac .W hiet d nothavet f ceoflw,t y a ee il t deernceunls t a ecl ry e r usor
t
l hey o
he or
a he r ntted o f e
e s hey r ea l roneo

ic n itn wi telw. Pasv Ch tr 6 F.d 1 0 ,1 0 n. ( hCi.1 9 )(i to o te )
n o sse t t h a ' s . ae, 5 3 2 0 2 4 3 4t r 9 5 ct in mitd .
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W is di noti ntf a s cii f tona lm ia i nordi s i ca e t tM s G a l tn
l on d
de iy ny pe f c unc i l i t tons
d he ndi t ha
. la i

ha bee una et wor (rwoul beuna et wor f a pei oft vemont ,as
d n bl o k o
d
bl o k) or ny rod wel
hs
rquie t fndhe diabl u rt Ac.Se 42U. C.j423() M orover a dic s d
e rd o i r s ed nde he t e
S.
a . e , s s us e
a
bove t r c d s
, he e or upporst tM s. lai sba pa nwasl r l r s vedwih he s ge y
t ha
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a ge y e ol
t r ur r
and t the a m i w a s c s uly t e t d w ih pe i c i us o . ndee D r W is n' ow n
ha r ne a s uc es f l r a e t rodi nf i ns l
d, . l o s
not i Fe ua y a A pr l201 r t e tt tM s G a l tn' a m i w a i pr ve l s t D r
es n br r nd
i
0 e l c ha
. la i s ne a s m o d. n hor, .
W is sopi on,pa tc a l w he contas e w ih t ot r e de e ofr or doesnotdie t
l on' ni
r i ul ry
n
r t d t he he vi nc
ec dn
rc

afndi ofdia lt TheALJ' c uson t t tefe ti s
i ng
s biiy.
S oncl i o ha f c s uppo td by s tntale de e.
re
ubsa i vi nc
Fur he m or ,e n i D r W is s o ni co d s
t r e ve f . l on' pi on ul uppo ta t ndi t tM s Gala i s
r i ng ha
. l tn'

c n iinsp e ld dhe fo wo k n a a yj ba o Fe r ay201 , h ha b c s r eyi
o dto r cu e r r m r i g t n o s f b u r
0 se d a k u g r n
M a 201 a by Augus 201 he ba pr e shad i ove sgnii a l Fore m pl on
y 0 nd
t 0, r ck oblm
mpr d i fc nty.
xn e,
Aug t25,201 s hadhe t r pos- r tvevii i whih s wa de e ne t be doi
us
0, he
r hid tope a i st n c he s t nni d o
ng

Cprtywel'a t ha agoodrng ofmotonot rt ntghtha ti .TR.409- 1.
k et l' nd o ve
a e
i he ha i
msrngs (
41 )
Thus s t nta e de e s
, ubs a i l vi nc uppor st A LJ Sc us on t tpl i ifha notes a i he a
t he
' oncl i ha a ntf s
t bls d ny
pe i ofdi abiiy ofr s t dur ton.
rod
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Pli ifalo c e t tt ALJe r i dic i he t si ony c
antf s ont nds ha he
red n s ountng r e tm
once ni t
r ng he
s rt a de lt tng e f t ofhe pa n.She r e st he t s i ony t ts c nno s a i
eve iy nd biia i f ec s
r i
ef r o r e tm
ha he a t t nd n
pl e f l rt ff e n m i e , ha s m us s f postons i he c i w he sti f r
ac or onge han i t e
nut s t t he
t hi t ii n r ha r
n itng o
pr onged pe i ,a t ts c nno do c est tr qui e be ng.She al o t tfe t ts
ol
rods nd ha he a t
hor ha e r ndi
s esi i d ha he
ha pr e ss ee ng and t ts w a de e s d a t Ce e f he de e s on.
d obl m l pi
ha he s pr s e nd ook l xa or r pr s i
l i t A LJ' d y t r s vesi
t s he
S ut o e ol ncons s e i sbe w ee a c a m a ' alege i pa r e s
it nc e t n l i nt s l d m im nt

a he a lt t wok.Se Smihv. tr 99F. 635,638(t Ci.1 . ,M s
nd r biiy o r e t Chae , 3d
4h r 996) Thus .
Galtn' s j ci compli sofdia i s omsaeno c l i Rahe ,heALJmus
lai s ub e tve
ant
s blng ympt
r t oncusve. t r t
t

e mi al ftee ie e icudn t o jci me ia rc r , n d tr n wh t rM s
xa ne l o h vd nc ,n l ig he b e tve d c l e o d a d eemie ehe .
G a l tn hasm e he bur n ofpr ng t ts s f r f om a unde l ng i pa r e w hi h i
la i
t r de
ovi ha he uf e s r
n
ryi m i m nt c s

r s bl expe t d t pr ehe s
ea ona y
c e o oduc r ympt sasalege Cr i v.Chaer 76 F. 585,592
om
l d. a c
t ,
3d
-93

( hCi.1 . sa s sme r quiest ALJt e uaet i e iya pesse ofM s
4t r 996) Thi s e s nt e r he
o val t he ntnst nd ritnce
.
Gala i s c a m e s pt s a t e f tt e di a i c tons ha o he a lt t
l tn' l i d ym om nd he f ec hos s blng ondii
ve n r biiy o

wok. (.a 59
r L t 4-95.A r e ngc tgi sg e twei tt t ALJ' a s sme ofa
eviwi our ve r a gh o he
S s e s nt
c a m a ' c edi lt a s d noti e f r w ih t ta s s en w he e t e de i t
l i nt s r biiy nd houl
nt r e e t ha s es m t
r he vi nce n he

rco ds
e r upporst ALJ' c usons Shi l v. klr 739F. 98 989- ( hCi.1 4)
t he
S oncl i . vey Hec e ,
2d 7, 90 4t r 98
The A LJhe e e e s y f
r xpr s l ound t tM s Gala i s s a e e s c er ng t de lt tng
ha
. l tn' t t m nt onc ni he biia i
e f t ofhe i paim e sw e e no c edi et t e e tt dif r f om t A LJ Sr s d l
f ec s
r m r nt r t r bl o he xt n hey f e ed r he
' e i ua

f to lca ciy concusons I m a ngt tde e m i ton,he ALJbo h a l edt
unc i na pa t
l i . n ki ha t r na i t
t nayz he
m e ca r c ds a dicus ed t f c t tm uc oft t e t e M s Gala i ha r c ved
di l e or nd s s he a t ha
h he r a m nt . l tn d e ei
s es f l a l vi t d m a ofhers pt s The ALJ a s not d t tt r wer va i
ucc s uly le a e
ny
ym om .
l o e ha he e
e r ous
i t nc i t r or i herr por st phys c a ,and e n i he t tm o a t he r ng
nsa es n he ec d, n
e t o
i i ns
ve n r es i ny t he a i
be or t A LJ i whi h M s Gala i des i d doi a num berofa tvii t ta e
f e he
,n
c
. l tn crbe
ng
c i tes ha z

i onsse wih t lmia i s cai a t he rng.
nc itnt t he i t tons he l med t he a i Thes a evai f c o sf t ALJt
e r ld a t r or he
o
c i rwhe de e m i ng c e biiy,a t c twilno di t b t A LJ Scr di lt
ons de
n t r ni r di lt nd he our l t s ur he
' e biiy
t ngs.Sçe Shi y,739 F. at989indi
vel
2d
90.

l a tr i t fnalde s on oft Com m i s o ,t c tdoesnots es t tM s
n fi m ng he i
ci i
he
s i ner he our
ugg t ha
.
G a l tn i f ee ofal pai di c f t a depr s i l e t m e ca r c d co im st t
la i s r
l n, s om or , nd
e s on. nde d, he di l e or nfr ha
pl i ifs f r f om s ve a s r ouspr e sw hi h c n be e
a ntf uf e s r
e rl e i
obl m
c a
xpec ed t r ul i m a
t o es t n ny

s j ci compl nt, des rbedby Ms Galtn.Howe r t me ca r c drfe t t t
ub e tve
ai s as ci
. lai
ve ,he di l e or e lcs ha,
w he pr pe l t e t d,pl i ifhase re d s e i pr
n o ry r a e
a ntf
xpe i nce om m ovem e i he s pt s I m us be
nt n r ym om . t t

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r c g ie t thei blt t d wokwih u a y s b e tv d s o o t o sn to is l
e o nz d ha t na ii o o r t o t n u j ci e ic mf r d e o f tef
y
r nde a c ai an t a l di a e Cr c,76 F. a 5 95. ta a st t c t ha t A LJ
e r l m t ot ly s bl d. ai
3d t 94- l ppe r o he our t t he

c n iee al ft s b e tv fco sr a o a l s p o tdb t eme ia rc r i
o sd r d 1 o he u j cie a t r e s n by u p re y h d c l e o d n
a j iaigp an ifscamsf rb neis ld e ,h c u t eiv sta teALJg veM s
dudc tn litf li o e ft.n e d te o r b l e h t h
e
a
.
G a l tn s e c edi i a s s i he r i lf tonalc pa iy a i pa tc a ,i lm ii
la i om r t n s e s ng r esdua unc i
a c t nd, n r i ul r n i tng
he t s nt r w o k.l f l st ta lf c t oft Com m i s one ' fnalde s on a e
r o ede a y r t olow ha l a e s he
s i rs i
ci i r
s ppored by s t ntale de
u
t
ubs a i vi nce.
A sa gene alr e, e ol i ofconfi t i t e de e i a m a t rw ihi t pr vi e of
r ul r s uton
lc s n he vi nc s
te t n he o nc
t Com m i s one e n i t c tm i htr s ve t c l c s dif r nty.Ri ha ds v.Pe a e ,
he
s i r ve f he our g e ol he onfi t f e e l
c r on
rls

s a;Oppe m v.Fi h,495F. 39 ( h Ci.1 4) Fort ras sae t c tfnds
upr
nhei
nc
2d 6 4t r 97 . he e ons ttd, he our i
t Com m i s one ' r ol i oft pe tne co lc s i t r c d i t sc e t be s
he
s i rs es uton he r i nt nfi t n he e or n hi as o
uppor e
td
by s t ntale de .Acc di y,t fna de s on of t Com m i sone m us be a tr e
ubsa i vi nce
or ngl he i l ci i
he
si r
t
fi m d.

La v. lb e z , u a Ana p o raej d me ta do d rwil ee trdt sd y
ws Cee r z e s pr . p r p it u g n n r e lb n ee hi a .
The Cl k i diec ed t s nd co esoft sopi on t al couns ofr or
er s r t o e
pi
hi
ni o l
el ec d.

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