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finding that an ALJ must build a "logical bridge" between the evidence and the result
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Case Number: 1:11cv186
07-18-2012
Janette Pollard, Plaintiff(s), v. Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant(s).
Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott
ORDER
The Court has reviewed the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Stephanie K. Bowman filed on June 20, 2012 (Doc. 15), to whom this case was referred pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §636(b), and noting that no objections have been filed thereto and that the time for filing such objections under Fed. R. Civ. P. 72(b) expired July 9, 2012, hereby ADOPTS said Report and Recommendation.
Accordingly, the decision of the Commissioner to deny Plaintiff DIB and SSI benefits is REVERSED and this matter is REMANDED under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g).
On remand, the ALJ is instructed to properly consider whether Plaintiff's impairments meet or equal Listing 9.08A, properly assess and evaluate the opinion evidence and provide a clear explanation for the conclusion reached therein.
As no further matters remain pending for the Court's review, the case is CLOSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Chief Judge Susan J. Dlott
United States District Court