Dryden v. Astrue

Filing 18

ORDER FOR Remand by Judge Karen L Strombom. (TW)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON TACOMA DIVISION 8 9 10 ERICKA S. DRYDEN, 11 Plaintiff, 12 vs. Civil No. 3:12-CV-05270-KLS 13 ORDER FOR REMAND MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, 14 Defendant. 15 16 17 18 Based on the stipulation of the parties, it is ORDERED that the Commissioner’s decision in regard to Plaintiff’s applications for Supplemental Security Income disability benefits under Title XVI of the Act be REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). 19 20 21 22 23 On remand, the Administrative Law Judge will be instructed to: (1) reevaluate the medical opinions of William Chalstrom, Ph.D., Jan Lewis, Ph.D., and Norma Brown, Ph.D., with appropriate rationale for weight given to each opinion; (2) consider the lay witness statement of Cindy Daily; (3) if necessary, reconsider the residual functional capacity, citing evidence in support of the assessed limitations; and (4) as appropriate, secure supplemental vocational expert 24 Page 1 ORDER FOR REMAND - [3:12-CV-05270-KLS] 1 testimony to clarify the effect of the assessed limitations on the claimant’s occupational base. 2 DATED this 24th day of September, 2012. 3 A 4 Karen L. Strombom United States Magistrate Judge 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Presented by: s/ Terrye E. Shea TERRYE E. SHEA Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2900 M/S 221A Seattle, WA 98104-7075 Telephone: (206) 615-2143 Fax: (206) 615-2531 terrye.shea@ssa.gov 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Page 2 ORDER FOR REMAND - [3:12-CV-05270-KLS]

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