Walker v. Astrue
Filing
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ORDER granting 11 Final Report and Recommendation, this case is REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 405(g). Signed by Judge Thomas W. Thrash, Jr on 9/23/13. (dr)
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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATLANTA DIVISION
BRENDA L. WALKER,
Plaintiff,
v.
CIVIL ACTION FILE
NO. 1:12-CV-2586-TWT
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE
Commissioner of Social Security,
Defendant.
ORDER
This is an action seeking judicial review of a decision of the Commissioner
denying the Plaintiff’s application for Social Security disability benefits. It is before
the Court on the Report and Recommendation [Doc. 11] of the Magistrate Judge
recommending remanding the case to the ALJ to obtain a consultative mental
evaluation. For the reasons set forth in the thorough and well-reasoned Report and
Recommendation, a consultative mental evaluation was required for an informed
decision because the extensive treatment notes for depression were insufficient to
establish the vocational impact of the Plaintiff’s severe mental impairment on her
ability to work. The Court approves and adopts the Report and Recommendation as
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the judgment of the Court. This action is REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant
to sentence four of § 405(g).
SO ORDERED, this 23 day of September, 2013.
/s/Thomas W. Thrash
THOMAS W. THRASH, JR.
United States District Judge
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