Taylor v. Commissioner, SSA, No. 10-35732 (9th Cir. 2011)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff appealed the denial of his application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 401-34. Plaintiff claimed he was disabled by thoracic spine and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, a muscle disorder, a pain disorder with agoraphobia, and a personality disorder. The court held that because plaintiff's physician's psychiatric evaluation and medical source statement were not considered by the Appeals Council or the ALJ, the court remanded to the ALJ for further consideration. The court also noted that the ALJ's previous five-step sequential analysis also contained several errors.
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