Bonner v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2019cv00066 - Document 28 (W.D. Ky. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 5/19/2020. The Court hereby AFFIRMS the Commissioner's final decision and DISMISSES Plaintiff's complaint. cc: Counsel (MNM)
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Bonner v. Commissioner of Social Security Case 1:19-cv-00066-LLK GREGORY KENT BONNER Doc. 28 Document 28 Filed 05/19/20 Page 1 of 3 PageID #: 931 UNITED “TATE“ DI“TRICT COURT WE“TERN DI“TRICT OF KENTUCKY BOWLING GREEN DIVI“ION CIVIL ACTION NO. : 9 CV 66 LLK PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT . ANDREW “AUL, Co issio er of “ocial “ecurity 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 his lai fo so ial se u it disa ilit a ies of Plai tiff a d Defe da t a e at Do kets Nu e DN . The pa ties ha e o se ted to the ju isdi tio of the u de sig ed Magist ate Judge to dete ase, ith a appeal l i g efo e the “i th Ci uit Cou t of Appeals. [DN a d i e this ]. Be ause the Ad i ist ati e La Judge’s ALJ’s de isio is suppo ted a d Plai tiff’s t o a gu e ts a e u pe suasi e, the Cou t ill AFFIRM the Co su sta tial e ide e issio e ’s fi al de isio a d DI“MI““ Plai tiff’s o plai t. Plai tiff failed to pro e that his dege erati e disc disease satisfies Listi g . 4. Fi st, Plai tiff a gues that the ALJ e ed i fi di g that [t]he dege e ati e dis disease of the lu . a spi e, ut the e ide e does ot satisf the ite ia of se tio of Appe di of the egulatio s, the so alled Listi g of edi al i pai efe e i g Ad i ist ati e Re o d AR at dis disease does ot satisf Listi g . o p essio , spi al a a h oiditis, o lu e ts. DN at . The ALJ fou d e plai ed that Plai tiff’s dege e ati e e ause the e o d is de oid of e ide e of e e oot a spi al ste osis ith a o pa i g i effe ti e a Id. These fi di gs o espo d to su se tio s A , B , a d C of Listi g . edi al e ide e esta lishes ulatio . . Dockets.Justia.com Case 1:19-cv-00066-LLK Document 28 Filed 05/19/20 Page 2 of 3 PageID #: 932 Plai tiff a ies the u de of p o i g that the li i al ite ia of a listed i pai e t a e satisfied, a d this u de is o st ued st i tl e ause the Listi g ep ese ts a auto ati s ee i g i of a i pai e t as pe se disa li g i depe de tl of a othe edi al o o atio al fa to . See Sulliva v. Ze le , U.“. , A i pai e t that a ifests o l so e of [a listed i pai ite ia, o atte ho se e el , does ot ualif . ; Ela e rel. Gola v. Co , th Ci . listed i pai 'r of So . Se ., e t's] F. d It is i suffi ie t that a lai a t o es lose to eeti g the e ui e e ts of a e t. . Besides si pl uoti g the la guage of Listi g . , Plai tiff’s fa t a d la su e tio of a of e e oot o p essio , spi al a a h oiditis, o lu a akes o a spi al ste osis – u h less a page efe e e to the ad i ist ati e e o d sho i g the p ese e of these li i al ite ia. The Cou t de li es to sea h o its o i itiati e, goi g e o d hat Plai tiff hi self ites pages of the ad i ist ati e e o d i sea h of li i al e ide e suppo ti g o u de i i g Plai tiff's Listi g . a gu e t. See M Pherso v. Kelse , [I]ssues ad e ted to i a pe fu to a e , u a o pa ied F. d , th Ci . so e effo t at de eloped a gu e tatio , a e dee ed ai ed. It is ot suffi ie t fo a pa t to e tio a possi le a gu e t i the ost skeletal a , lea i g the ou t to ... put flesh o its o es. . There as o treati g physicia rule iolatio . to The so alled t eati g ph si ia ule is odified at C.F.R. § . , ut it applies o l edi al opi io s f o t eati g sou es: Treat e t relatio ship. Ge e all , e gi e o e eight to edical opi io s f o ou t eati g sou es, si e these sou es a e likel to e the edi al p ofessio als ost a le to p o ide a detailed, lo gitudi al pi tu e of ou edi al i pai e t s a d a i g a u i ue pe spe ti e to the edi al e ide e that a ot e o tai ed f o the o je ti e edi al fi di gs alo e o f o epo ts of i di idual e a i atio s, su h as o sultati e e a i atio s o ief hospitalizatio s. If e fi d that a t eati g sou e's edical opi io o the issue s of the atu e a d se e it of ou i pai e t s is ell suppo ted edi all a epta le li i al a d la o ato diag osti te h i ues a d is ot i o siste t ith the othe su sta tial e ide e i ou ase e o d, e ill gi e it o t olli g eight. Whe e do ot gi e the t eati g sou e's edical opi io o t olli g eight, e appl the fa to s listed i pa ag aphs i a d ii Case 1:19-cv-00066-LLK Document 28 Filed 05/19/20 Page 3 of 3 PageID #: 933 of this se tio , as ell as the fa to s i pa ag aphs th ough of this se tio i dete i i g the eight to gi e the edi al opi io . We ill al a s gi e good easo s i ou oti e of dete i atio o de isio fo the eight e gi e ou t eati g sou e's edical opi io . C.F.R. § . . Medi al opi io s a e state e ts f o a epta le edi al sou es that efle t judg e ts a out the atu e a d se e it of ou i pai p og osis, hat ou a still do despite i pai § . a e t s , i ludi g ou s pto s, diag osis a d e t s , a d ou ph si al o e tal est i tio s. C.F.R. . While Plai tiff efe s to a edi al data a d diag oses i his t eat e t e o ds at pages Co , 'r, F. App' of the ad i ist ati e e o d, these do ot ualif as edi al opi io s. See Rudd v. , th Ci . As a la pe so , [ eithe the ALJ, o Plai tiff, o this Cou t is] ualified to i te p et a edi al data i fu tio al te th Ci . , The e e diag osis of [a i pai s. ; Lee v. Co 'r, F. App' , e t] ... sa s othi g a out the se e it of the o ditio . . U de the i u sta es, the ALJ p ope l ga e g eat eight to the opi io s of the Co i pai issio e ’s e a i i g a d p og a sou es ega di g e ts. [AR at ]. See Watts v. Co 'r, F. App' hat Plai tiff a still do despite his , th Ci . As fo he a ilit to o k, o e of Watts's t eati g do to s du i g the ele a t pe iod … ade detailed fu tio al apa it a al ses, hi h lea es the fu tio al apa it fo s f o the edi al e ie e s as the est e ide e. . Order Be ause the Ad i ist ati e La Judge’s ALJ’s de isio is suppo ted su sta tial e ide e a d Plai tiff’s t o a gu e ts a e u pe suasi e, the Cou t he e AFFIRM“ the Co de isio a d DI“MI““E“ Plai tiff’s o plai t. May 19, 2020 issio e ’s fi al
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