Cuthrell v. Astrue, No. 12-2329 (8th Cir. 2013)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff appealed the denial of his disability benefits. The court held that the ALJ's failure to complete the psychiatric review technique (PRT) was not harmless where the ALJ specifically found that plaintiff had the severe impairment of a closed-head injury, with symptoms that were mental in nature. On remand, the ALJ must reevaluate its findings in light of the PRT. Thus, the court need not address plaintiff's arguments about the evaluation of evidence and his residual functioning capacity. Accordingly, the court reversed and remanded.
Court Description: Civil case - Social Security. Failure to conduct the psychiatric review technique where the ALJ specifically found claimant had the severe impairment of a closed-head injury with symptoms that are mental in nature was not harmless error, and the matter is remanded to the district court with directions to remand the case to the Commissioner pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. Sec. 405(g). [ January 09, 2013
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