Walker v. Commissioner, Social Security Administration, No. 18-1457 (8th Cir. 2018)
Annotate this CaseThe Eighth Circuit reversed and remanded the district court's denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income to plaintiff. The court held that the ALJ failed to provide a good reason for disregarding the treating physician's opinion when, after noting that the patient's subjective complaints formed the basis for the doctor's opinion, the ALJ stated only that she declined to accept portions of the treating physician's functional capacities assessment.
Court Description: Shepherd, Author, with Loken and Benton, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Social Security. The ALJ failed to provide a good reason for disregarding the treating physician's opinion and the matter is reversed and remanded for further proceedings. Judge Loken, dissenting. [ December 19, 2018
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