Seymour v. Social Security Administration, No. 3:2016cv00062 - Document 16 (W.D. Va. 2017)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 3/6/17. (jcj)
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Upon r vi w oft m e c a vocai na e de , heco ti una et co l t t e e he dial nd to l vi nce t ur s bl o ncude ha t Comm isone ' fnalde ii n i s he s i rs i c so s uppo td by s t n i le de e.W hiet m e c l re ubsa ta vi nc l he di a r c d c im st tM s Se otrs f r fom ava i t ofph i lpr e s a whiet r i e or ontr ha . ym l ufe s r rey ysca oblm , nd l he e s s eque to ast he c pa iyt r m an s a e f pr onge pe i oftm e t c t om si n o r a ct o e i e t d or ol d rods i , he our bele st tt Comm isone r s ive ha he s i r ea onabl c l d t tpl n ifr ti s fce physc l y oncude ha aitf ea ns ufi int ia ca c t t e ge i s de a ywor r esi whi h s i pe mitd t sto sa a wil pa iy o nga n e nt r k ol n c he s r te o i r t nd t l. I ed, heco tbei vest tt Adm i sr tveLa J e a co e f ma ofpl i i s nde t ui le ha he nitai w udg c unt d or ny antY j' wor r l t pr e si hi hypot tc lquesi t t voc tonale ta t ad i sr tve k-e aed obl m n s hei a ton o he a i xper t he m nita i he rng.Ho e r t c tmus c l t tt La J edi no a ot f ra1oft ai w ve , he our t oncude ha he w udg d t cc mt o 1 he m n f sai nsofpl i ifse i lc tonsi t hypot tc lq si putt t nie t to antf motona ondii n he hei a ue ton o he voc to le r.Thus t c 'fndsE ai na xpe t , he oul i t t good c us 'f rr m a oft sc s t t a e' o e nd hi a e o he Co misone s t ta 1ofpl ntf swor r l t lm ia i c n be c i r i as e sng m s i r o ha 1 ai if k-e aed i t tons a onsde ed n s s i he c pact f o he wor r es r a iy or t r k ol . Themed c r c d c imst tM s Se otrhasahit yofte t ntf va i i al e or onfr ha . m l sor r a me or rous e otona pr e ,i l ng de es i a e y,a pe s naiy dio de .Asr ogni d by m i l obl ms ne udi pr son, nxit nd r o lt s r r ec ze t Admi sr tveLa J he nitai w udge oneofpl i ifsprma yca epr de s Dr Sn i Sudhi , antf i r r ovi r , . m r r Pmwel r hasr pore on s ve a oc aso t tM s Se otri una et wo k d t ke , e td e r l c i ns ha . ym l s bl o r ue o 4 ma f sai nsofpos-r um a i sr sdior r de e so a n ey.Ba e on hi r viw of nie t to tta tc tes s de , pr s i n, nd nxi t sd se e Dr Pa l rsc ilc lno e ,a bas d on t f c t tDr Pmw eke i notament he lh . nveke ' lri a t s nd e he a t ha . l rs al a t s cils,t La J pe a it he w udgede e mi d t gi G i ma wei t' ot physc a sa s s t r ne o ve t ni l gh 't he m ii n' s es mentof p an ifsc p ct f rwoka tvt ( 27 .I se d t eLa J d ed tr n dt gv S r a litf a a iy o r ci i TR ) n ta ,h w u g eemie o ie t e t y. g weght't t opilonsoft sae a nc ps hol ca co ula swho r vi wed a1oft i ' o he ri he t t ge y yè ogi l ns t nt e e 1 he e de e ofr c d dlrng t i talc i r ton a r c i r ton pha esofM s Se otrs vi nc e or zi he nii onsde a i nd e onsde a i s . ym l' c s .( 1 , 6 .I t i c n e tt eLa J g c mme tda f l ws a e TR 9 2 ) n hs o tx ,h w ud e o n e s ol : o lha a s co i r d t sa ea nc ps hol ca co ula s fndi t t ve l o nsde e he t t ge y yc ogi l ns t nt ' ngs ha t cli ntha mid t m ode a elm iai i a tvii ofda l lvi he a ma d l o r t i t tons n c i tes iy i ng; mode a elmia i i s i lf nc i ng;mode aelmia i i c r t i t tons n oc a u toni r t i t tons n once r ton, nta i pe sse a pac nor pe t d e s r itnce nd e; e a e piodesofdec ompe a i e h ofe e d ns ton ac xt nde dtr ton;a no e de e tblslngt pr s nc ofG r gr ph C'c ie i lai nd vi nce sa ili he e e e t a a pa ' rt ra ( hbt 1 3 S 7 . e t ih i gve t t s a s sme t b c us Ex iis A, A, A, A) Gra weg t s i n o ho e se s n s e a e t y a e c it ntwih a s he r onsse t nd uppore by t e denc ofr co d,a m or f ly td he vi e e r s e u l dic s dbeow. s us e l ( 1) TR 9 . 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De pie n r ton, r itnc a c ' s t ' ha ng f md t tM s Se oz s f r fom s ve ei im e t ba e on n ey,de es i n, vi ot ha . ym lr ufe s ' r e r mpar n s s d nxi t pr so a pe s lt dior r whih r ul i m ode a elmia i i c e r ton,pe s se e, nd nd r onaiy s de , c es t n r t i t tons h onc nta i r it nc a pa , heLa J ce t w udgeas d t voc tonale r onl t co i rt tpl ntf i lm ie t sm pl ke he a i xpe t y o nsde ha ai if s i t d o i e, r utne,a r pe ii t ksi a sa i wo k e r e , lc dono r quie fe ntc ng o i 'nd e ttve as n t tc r nvionm nt wlih t e r r que ha es i t s o m o et n occ sona c a twih ot rpe s ns W hiet La J n a k r r ha a i l ont c t he r o . l he w udgeado e t pt d he voc tona e r' opi ont tpl ntf c n pe f m s de a ywor a am ae i lha e / c r a i l xpe ts ni ha ai if a ror e ntr k s tra ndlrpa ke , 5 m a hi ope a or a i pe t /ore , hevoc tona e r wasnotms t c i rt c ne r t , nd ns c ors tr t ai l xpe t ked o onsde he st f nc ofmoder t lm i i i c e r ton, r it nc ,a pac i t pe l m a e of imika e ae i Gtons n onc nta i pe sse e nd e n he rbr nc s c j b , 1o whc wo l s e ngyr q r a tn a c t t s zNe rh ls ,h La J d e u h o s a1 f ih u d e mi l e uie te d n e o a k. vetee s t e w u g r le o t t si o oft voc tonale r i de e ni t tpl i ifr t nss fcent ei d n he e tm ny he a i xpe t n t nni ng ha antf eai ufi i fmc i c pact f s ve a s c fcwor r ese si i sg t ntnumbe i t na i l l tonal a iy or e r l pe ii k ol xitng n i nika r n he tona e o o .( 2 - 0 . c n my TR 9 3 ) I W ak rv. we , 8 F. 4 , 0(t Ci. 9 9 ,h Uni dS ae Co r o Ap e l n l e Bo n 8 9 2d 7 5 4 h r 1 8 ) t e t tts u t f p as e f t Fourh Cic tc or he t r ui omm e e a f l ws: nt d s olo Thepur e o b i ng i avoc tona e pe ti t as itt ALJi dee m i ng pos f rngi n a i l x r s o ss he n t r ni whehert r i wor a ia ei t nai e no ywlih t spa tcta t he e s k valbl n he tonal co m lc M ritlr c am a ca pe f m .I or rf a voc tona e r' opi ont ber lva tQr l i nt n ror n de or ai l xpe ts ni o ee n hepf ,i m us bebas d u n ac i r to ofa1o he e de i t r c d, l ul t t e po onsde ai n l t r vi nce n he e or a i mus bei r s nd t t n e pons t pr rhypot tc lq si whi h f il s touta1 e o ope hei a ue tons c ary e 1 o cama tsi ime t.(iain o te ) f li n ' mpar ns ctto s mitd . l hi o ni t Admi sr tveLa J n s pi on, he nita i w udgedi no unde t t e ai hi r as ng i d t rake o xpl n s e oni n noti l ng f ngsofmode aelmia i i co e r to pe sse e,a pa i M s ncudi mdi r t i ttons n nc ntai n, r it nc nd ce n as e s e ofpl i i sr sdua fm ci na ca ct a i t f mul ton ofhypot tc l s s m nt antY e i l L to l pa iy, nd n he or ai hei a que tonsf t voc tonale r .The c tnot t tt Comm isone s tm e a gue t t si or he a i xpe t our es ha he s i r ome i s r s ha s h m ode aelm ia i a e s ume t rafndi t tac am a ti ca bl ofpe f m i uc rt i ttons r ubs d mde i ng ha l i n s pa e ror ng onl smpl ,r i , e ttvet s .Howe r t c t y i e outne r pe ii a ks ve , he our doesnotbei vet tt hy t tc le ha he po he ial que ton,whi h a s e t tM s Se o l c n pe f r smpl a r pe ii t s i vi si c s um d ha . ym tr a r o m i e nd e ttve a ks nvol ng 2lde d, neoft ps hol ssi c e t tM s Se r u wo l b a l t c n e kaefro l t h l he yc ogit ndiatd ha . ypo r ud e b: o o c n t o ny wo oz n e o r p ro s u igawokd y a t thewo l e p re c a e tes a ars lo h re to a p o lms ( 1 8. eid d rn r a ,nd ha s ud x ein e bsne lm s eut f e moin l r be . TR 1 ) Ath rc n ieainlv las c n psc lgs afnn dti d tr n to .( 4 - ) te e o sd rt e e, e o d y hoo it fi e hs eemiain TR 748. o 6 i rque c ngesa onl oc i c a twih ot pe s ns wa s fc e tt ae tt nfe nt ha nd y casonal ont c t her r o , s ufi i n o lr he voc tona e r t t e se eofm o r t lm iai nsi pli i sc a i l xpe t o he xitnc de ae i t to n antY once ka i wor n ton, k pe sse e,a a tnda t t s nde d,t c tbele st tc i r ton ofs h r it nc nd te nce o a k.I e he our ive ha onsde a i uc lm iatonswo d bees ily i ra i as e sng acai ntsc pa t f t pr ton i ti ul peca l mpo tnt n s s i l ma ' a ciy or he oduci j b e vso e b tevo ain le p r frM s Se mol. o s n iin d y h c to a x e t o . y t r Asno e by t Unie Stt sCour ofAppe sf rt Te h Cic ti W i de hol v. t d he t d ae t al o he nt r ui n e r t Ba n a t 1 F. p' 8 3, 3 (0h Ci. 0 5 : r h r, 21 Ap x 3 8 9 1 t r 2 0 ) Ther ltvey br d,uns c fe na u eoft de c i i G i e'a e ai l oa pe ii d t r he s rpton i mpl' nd s t kil ' snotade t y i or a et ALJ' a tonal mor s ii t uns led'doe quael nc por t he S ddii , e pecfc fndi r r ng M r .W ide hol' men a i nne s Bec us t ALJ i ngs ega di s e r ts t l mpai nt . a e he om itd,wihoute a to i r t t thef te t xplnai n, mpaimen s ha ound t e s,s h asmode ae o xit uc rt dit ulism ant ilngco e r to pe sse e,o pa e, her s tng fk te i ari nc nta i n, r it nc r c t e uli hypo he ialquesi wasfa d.M o e r t r i no e de et s es t t t tc ton l we r ove , he e s vi nc o ugg t ha t VE he r t si he a d e tmony orot re de ealowi he t m a a i vi lz he vi nc l ng r o ke n ndi dua ied a s s m e t ti or a e t ALJ Ss ik a tona fndi a s e s nt ha nc por t d he ' pect ddii l i ngs boutM r . s W id r otsme tlmp ime t.ctto o te ) e eh l' n a i ar n s ( iains mitd . S eas M il us v. tu , 0 9W L 7 3 4 , t* ( . F a M ac 2 , 0 9 (ttn t t e lo l e Asr e 2 0 ho 6 7 0 a 3 M D. l . rh 3 2 0 ) saig ha û ode a elm iai i s ilfmci ng a co e r ton, r it nc orpa e c nsiu e G m r t i t tons n oca t toni nd nc nta i pe sse e, c o tt t g e trr srcin t nalmiaint u k le wo k); a uv. t e 20 2W L 4 3 2 5 rae e tito s ha i tto o ns ild r ' Ch v n Asnl, 1 360, a * ( . F a S p e e 21 201 )( tn ta G se rl ic isha ef u dt tr srcig t 9 M D. l . e tmb r , 2 noig h t t qvea crut v o n ha e titn l (j si ur t smp e r ui , rrp ttv ts , rt kle wok d e no a c l s(i) a VE' nq iy o i l, o t o e ei e aks o ms i d r o s t c omt sc ne i l f apl i ifsm ode a edek inci i c e r to pe sse ,o pa e, a c tngt t e or antf r t f e es n onc ntai n, r it nce r c ' nd ii o hes ' c s s; n Se tnv. l n 21F.u p. 6 9 6 2- ( . Va M a 1 , 01 )( lmiaint a e) a d xo Covi, s p zd 3 , 4 3 W D. . y 9 2 4 a i tto o smpl ,t kil d wo k doe notne s a iy i y, t kei t a ount m ode a elmiai i i e ms le r s ce s rl mpl or a n o cc , r t i t tons n c n e tain p ritnc , rp c ) o c nrto , e sse e o a e . I M a cov. l i, 0F.d6 2 6 ( t Ci. 01 ) h UntdS ae Co r o Ap as n s i Covn 78 3 3 , 38 4h r 2 5 t e ie tts u t f pe l f t Fourh Cic tr c ntyr a hed asmia c ncus o or he t r ui e e l e c i lr o l i n; I addii n,we a e wih o he c r uist tan ALJdoesnota c n to gr e t t r ic t ha c ountGora f cama tslmi to i c nc nr t n, ritn e a dpa eb r srcigte li n ' i t ins n o e tai pesse c , n c y e titn i a o hypot tc lq si t sm pl r utne, a kso uns ledwor 'W i c lv. hei a ue ton o i e, o i t s r kil k. ns he Co ' o So . c, 31F.d 1 7 ,1 8 ( 1 Ci. 01 )(on n t eThr , mm r f c Se .6 3 1 6 1 0 1 1 r 2 1 jii g h id S v n h a dEihhCic is.AsM a cop it o tt ea iiyt p ro m smpe e e t , n g t r ut) s i on s u ,h b l o ef r i l t t s dif r fo t a lt t sa on t s Onl t lte lm ia i woul a ks fe s r m he biiy o ty a k. y he a tr i tton d a comtf rac am a ' lm iai n i c c t o l i nts i t to n once r ton,pe sse e orpa nta i r itnc , ce. I a 638. Theco tbei vest tt r to l ofM as i a isdie ty t M s Se m ours d. t ur le ha he ai na e c o pple r c l o . y ' a a . Thus t c t i Cgood c us 'f rr m a oft c s t t Comm isone f f rhe ppe l3 a e' o e nd he a e o he s i r or u t r , he our f nds G co i r ton oft sc ii li s nsde a i hi rtca s ue. I sl ma y,hec tc l st tt c ii lhypot tca quesin pos d byt n lm r t our oncude ha he rtca he i l to e he Admi sr tveLa J nita i w udge e udi pl i ifsm ode a elmiai i c e r to pe sse , , xcl ng antf r t i t ton n onc nta i n, r it nce a pa e, snotco it n wih t e de ofr c d,ort La J nd c wa nsse t t he vi nce e or he w udge' as i nm e ofû r a s sg nt G e t g we g 't t opi o oft sa ea nc ps hol it .Ac or i y, heco twilr ma t i ht' o he ni ns he t t ge y yc og ss c dngl t ur l e nd he c s t t Comm iso rf f rhe deveopm e and c i r ton. I t Co misoneri a e o he s i ne or u t r l nt onsde a i f he m s i s una et decde t ca ei pl i ifsf voron t bassoft e si r c d, he Com misone bl o i he s n antf' a he i he xitng e or t si r wils he eas pplm e a a i sr tvehe rng,a whih a c l c dul u e nt l dm nita i ai t c ompr he i hypot tca e nsve he i l q ton c n bepu t aquai vocui na expe t Upon r m a bo h sdeswilbealowe t uesi a to lied to l r. e nd, t i l l do 3I pa sng,hec t est tt fr t yc ogi lc ulan conduce he r or r viw onOc o r17, td r ec d e e t be n s i t our not ha he ls ps hol ca ons t t 2 3.( 1 9 .Th s tef ig a t c n e tain, ritn e a dpaeweema ea atmewh npan i tl 01 TR 1 ) u ,h mdn s s o o c nrto pesse c , n c r d t i e litfsi l ejye is rdsa frp r sso h rcam frdsblyis rn eb n ft. no d n ue tms o upoe f e li o ia ii n u a c e e s t 8 p e e t d i o l vie c a dag me t An a prp it j d me ta d od rwil e trd rs n a dt na e d n e n r u n 4 p o rae u g n n r e lbe n ee i t sda hi y. Q The Cl r i diece t s nd c ri c esoft sM e or ndum Opi on t M s e k s r t d o e e tûed opi hi m a ni o . Se olra c m z nd ouns lf rt Comm isone . e o he si r DATED : s Thi C d yo Mac , 2017. a f rh Chif e ie St t Diti tJ t d aes src udge 4Thec ur notst ta hetmeofor agu nti t scas ,pl ntf ubmitdne me ca e de t t al r me n hi e ai ifs te w di l vi nce o he o t e ha tt i co ti s ur n uppor ofhe cli ofdia lt Ha ngr viwe t ne medial vi nc t co tmus co l t tt t r am s biiy. vi e e d he w c e de e,he ur t ncude ha he ne me c rporsdonotpr e a m de nde ba i f rr ma ofM s Se oursc e SeeBor r v.He klr w dial e t esnt n ' pe nt ss o e nd . m ' as . des c e, 7 7F. 9 4 9 5(t Ci. 98 ) Ho v r iamu ha tec u t a d tr n dt t o dcus frrma de it 7 2d 5 , 5 4h r 1 5. we e,n s c s h o r h s eemie ha g o a e o e n xss bas on t 'co eeh hetc lq si t co tnot t M s Se ed hem mplt ypot ia ue ton,he ur es hat . ymourma s the ne evi nc t t y ubmi r w de e o he Co s i rs dane a nita i heai pr ne s ay. mmisone houl w dmi srtve rng ove ce s r 9
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