Walsh v. Commissioner of Social Security-, No. 5:2015cv00075 - Document 29 (W.D. Ky. 2016)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 11/15/2016; a separate judgment shall enter consistent with this Memorandum Opinion & Order.cc:counsel (KJA)
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Walsh v. Commissioner of Social Security- Doc. 29 UNITED “TATE“ DI“TRICT COURT WE“TERN DI“TRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVI“ION CIVIL ACTION NO. 5: 5 CV 75 LLK BRIDGET R. WAL“H PLAINTIFF issio er of “o ial “e urity DEFENDANT . CAROLYN W. COLVIN, A ti g Co MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This atte is efo e the Cou t o Plai tiff's o plai t seeki g judi ial e ie , pu sua t to U.“.C. g , of the fi al de isio of the Co e efits. The fa t a d la su issio e de i g he lai fo “o ial “e u it disa ilit a ies of Plai tiff a d Defe da t a e at Do kets ha e o se ted to the ju isdi tio of the u de sig ed Magist ate Judge to dete appeal l i g efo e the “i th Ci uit Cou t of Appeals. Do ket Be ause the ALJ’s de isio as suppo ted a d . The pa ties i e this ase, ith a . su sta tial e ide e i the ad i ist ati e e o d a d as i a o d ith appli a le legal sta da ds, the Cou t ill AFFIRM the Co issio e ’s fi al de isio a d DI“MI““ Plai tiff’s o plai t. Ba kgrou d fa ts Plai tiff as o i . “he alleges disa ilit , i pa t, due to e tal i pai e ts aused hildhood se ual a use. At the ad i ist ati e hea i g, ps hologist Ro e t Paul, Ph.D., fou d that Plai tiff suffe s f o se e e, o o atio all sig ifi a t, lea i g disa ilities i eadi g a d dep essi e diso de , a d post t au ati st ess diso de PT“D . AR, p. o pleted the sta da d i pai e ts. AR, pp. e tal assess e t fo ath, histo of ajo . At the hea i g, D . Paul opi i g spe ifi li itatio s esulti g f o these . The o atio al e pe t ide tified a sig ifi a t u e of light jo s i the Dockets.Justia.com atio al e o o p. that a e pe fo ed a pe so ha i g the li itatio s ide tified D . Paul. AR, . The ALJ as full pe suaded Plai tiff is li ited to light e e e [i g], a d a D . Paul’s opi io ALJ’s de isio at AR, p. o k a d a d fou d that e tal est i tio s that li it he to: u de sta d[i g], [i g] out sho t, si ple o e to th ee step i st u tio s. [Plai tiff] should [also] ha e o o ta t ith the pu li , a d o l ief supe fi ial task o ie ted o k ith supe iso s a d o o ke s. The lai a t is li ited to thi g o ie ted o k that has edu ed task o ple it , a d o k that is ot fast pa ed a d o k that does ot ha e st i t uotas. ALJ’s de isio at AR, p. . Plai tiff p ese ts t o o te tio s. The ALJ’s list of Plai tiff’s se ere i pair e ts, though possi ly i o plete, did ot o stitute re ersi le error. The ALJ fou d that Plai tiff suffe s f o the follo i g se e e, o o atio all sig ifi a t, i pai e ts: a k diso de , hip diso de a d lea i g diso de i eadi g a d ath. ALJ’s de isio at AR, p. . Plai tiff o te ds that the ALJ e ed i faili g to a k o ledge that she also suffe s f o se e e Majo Dep essi e Diso de , [PT“D], a d “ hizoph e i Diso de . Fa t a d la su a , Do ket , p. . As to Plai tiff’s alleged s hizoph e i diso de , the ALJ a k o ledged the diag osti i p essio of li e sed li i al ps hologist Julie Hideg, Ps .D., to Rule Out “ hizoph e i Diso de . ALJ’s de isio at AR, p. efe i g to D . Hideg’s a ati e epo t at AR, p. . This ule out diag osti i p essio fell sho t of satisf i g Plai tiff’s u de of p o i g the a tual e iste e of se e e s hizoph e ia. Alte ati el , the ALJ ga e alid easo s fo gi i g little eight to D . Hideg’s fi di gs as a hole. “ee ALJ’s de isio at AR, p. . As to Plai tiff’s allegedl se e e dep essi e diso de a d PT“D, D . Paul e og ized these i pai e ts a d assig ed sig ifi a t li itatio s esulti g the ef o . “ee D . Paul’s testi o at AR, pp. . I a epti g D . Paul’s testi o AR, p. sig ifi a t li itatio s esulti g f o these i pai , the ALJ i pli itl a k o ledged o atio all e ts. The efo e, the ALJ ade uatel o side ed the li iti g effe ts of all se e e a d o se e e i pai e ts as a hole, a d the ALJ’s o issio of these i pai e ts as, at o st, ha e ts i the de isio ’s list of se e e i pai “e eta , F. d th Ci . , th Ci . ; see also M Glothi . Co issio e , It is legall i ele a t that the ALJ fou d a i pai he a k o ledged othe se e e i pai less e o . Mazia z . Fed.App . , e t to e o se e e e ause e ts a d o pleted the e aluatio p o ess . Plai tiff e a ks, i passi g, that the e o of faili g to ide tif he dep essi e diso de a d PT“D as se e e i pai e ts as ot ha fi di g ill e es judi ata. Do ket less e ause should the Plai tiff eappl fo disa ilit e efits, this , p. . Plai tiff appa e tl is alludi g to the e o eous p a ti e of so e ALJ’s i ases i ol i g p io appli atio s fo e efits of e ui i g lai a ts to affi de o st ate edi al o se i g o dete io atio of thei i pai e ts to justif a Plai tiff fa o a le RFC tha p e iousl fou d. “ee, fo e a ple B o , WL . Co ati el o e li iti g issio e , : CV W.D.K . While a ALJ a ot fi d that a lai a t has fe e est i tio s tha p e iousl fou d a se t a affi ati e easo , the o olla p opositio [is ot e ui ed], to it, the [ALJ] a … fi d g eate est i tio s a se t e ide e of edi al o se i g . The possi ilit of p ejudi e upo eappli atio fo e efits does ot e de a othe ise ha less e o ha ful. The ALJ’s redi ility assess e t as supported y su sta tial e ide e. Plai tiff o te ds that the ALJ’s edi ilit assess e t is u suppo ted su sta tial e ide e. A e ie i g ou t is ot i a positio to se o d guess a ALJ's edi ilit fi di gs, pa ti ula l ega di g su je ti e s pto s a d o plai ts. A se t a o pelli g easo , a e ie i g ou t should ot distu a ALJ's edi ilit fi di gs. “ ith . “e eta , F. d , th Ci . . The atio ale is, i pa t, that a ALJ's oppo tu it to o se e the appea a e a d de ea o of a lai a t du i g the hea i g is i alua le a d ill ot lightl e dis a ded a e ie i g ou t. Villa eal . “e eta , F. d , th Ci . fi di g a t ie of fa t is deepl e . The otio that spe ial defe e e is o ed to a edi ilit edded i ou la s. The oppo tu it to o se e the de ea o of a it ess, to e aluate hat is said i light of ho it is said, a d to o side ho it fits i ith the est of the e ide e gathe ed is i alua le a d should e gi e p ope o side atio . Bea e s . “e eta , F. d , th Ci . . The ALJ a epted Plai tiff’s o plai ts of li iti g su je ti e s RFC fi di g AR, p. pto s to the e te t of the ALJ’s , i pa t, e ause: . I Ju e , Pe o al Regio al Me tal Health Me tal Reta datio Boa d the apist Ki T a lo , B.A., oted that Plai tiff had atte ded o e of he s heduled appoi t e ts a d did ot etu pho e alls si e No e e . AR, p. . I Ju e , Plai tiff i fo applied fo disa ilit a d asked Ms. T a lo to o plete the Plai tiff’s atto e . Id. “ee “o ial “e u it Ruli g ““R p, ed Ms. T a lo that she had e tal li itatio s uestio WL ai e f o A lai a t's testi o a e less edi le ... if the edi al epo ts o e o ds sho that the i di idual is ot follo i g [he ] t eat e t as p es i ed . Additio all , hile Plai tiff ad itted that )oloft helps he dep essio , she stopped taki g it. AR, p. . . While Plai tiff testified that I just asi all sta i the house at hi g tele isio hile he o f ie d keeps he th ee hild e , she ad itted that she goes shoppi g ith hi . AR, pp. a d , , . Allegatio s a e dis ou ted to the e te t the a e i o pati le ith dail a ti ities. ““R p, sup a. Additio all , Plai tiff’s testi o of doi g i tuall othi g a ot e o je ti el e ified ith a easo a le deg ee of e tai t ; a d, e e if it is t ue, he e li ited a ti ities a e due to othe easo s – ot he edi al o ditio . ALJ’s de isio at AR, p. . The esults of the Mi Hideg i di ate that Plai tiff Co issio e , : CV . esota Multiphasi Pe so alit I e to MMPI ad i iste ed a ha e e agge ated he s DW, WL pto s. AR, p. D . . “ee Mille . W.D.K . [P]s hologi al testi g i di ated a te de Mille to o e ep ese t his s ad e se edi ilit dete i atio . I Fe ua ith est i tio s. AR, p. e tal RFC fi di gs AR, p. pto s, a o lusio that is di e tl suppo ti e of [the ALJ’s] . , Ga Ma a , Ps .D., e a i ed Plai tiff a d fou d that she a o k . D . Ma a ’s fi di gs like D . Paul’s a e o pati le ith the ALJ’s . While ad ittedl , o e of these fa to s defi itel p o e that Plai tiff is ot e tall disa led, the ade uatel suppo t the ALJ’s edi ilit assess e t. “ee Blakle . Co th Ci . issio e , F. d , The su sta tial e ide e sta da d ... p esupposes that the e is a zo e of hoi e ithi hi h the de isio ake s a go eithe a , ithout i te fe e e the ou ts . Plai tiff has ide tified o o pelli g easo fo distu i g the ALJ’s fi di gs. ORDER The efo e, the fi al de isio of the Co issio e is AFFIRMED, a d Plai tiff’s o plai t is DI“MI““ED. November 15, 2016
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