Woodhouse v. Colvin

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ORDER FOR REMAND; granting 18 Stipulated Motion to Remand. Case remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security. Signed by Senior Judge Fred Van Sickle. (PL, Case Administrator)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON

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GRETCHEN WOODHOUSE,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.

Civil No. CV-13-00345-FVS

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ORDER FOR REMAND

CAROLYN W. COLVIN,
Acting Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.

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The parties filed a stipulated motion for remand. (ECF No. 18.) After

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consideration,
IT IS ORDERED that the motion is granted. The Commissioner’s final

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decision is reversed and remanded for further proceedings pursuant to sentence
four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g). Upon remand to the Commissioner of Social Security,

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the Appeals Council will remand this case to the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ)
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to: (1) further develop and update the medical record; (2) hold a de novo hearing;
and (3) issue a new decision. Specifically, the ALJ shall:

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ORDER FOR REMAND

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• Further develop the record with respect to plaintiff’s Veterans

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Administration disability rating determinations;

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• Further evaluate all relevant evidence in the updated record, including

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all treating and non-treating acceptable medical source evidence, and

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all other source evidence, and give reasons for the weight assigned in

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accordance with applicable regulations;

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• Further evaluate whether plaintiff’s post-traumatic stress disorder is a

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severe impairment;

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• Further evaluate plaintiff’s residual functional capacity and whether

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she can perform past relevant work;

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• If necessary, obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony and

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further evaluate whether there are a significant number of jobs in the
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national economy that plaintiff can perform.
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The parties stipulate that this case be reversed and remanded to the ALJ on

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the above grounds pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). Upon proper

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presentation, this Court will consider plaintiff’s application for costs and

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attorney’s fees under 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).

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DATED June 11, 2014.
s/Fred Van Sickle
Fred Van Sickle
Senior Unites States District Judge

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