Schwarz v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 5:2019cv00102 - Document 23 (W.D. Ky. 2020)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Lanny King on 5/13/2020. The Commissioner's final decision is hereby AFFIRMED and Plaintiff's complaint is DISMISSED. cc: Counsel of Record (MNM)
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Schwarz v. Commissioner of Social Security Case 5:19-cv-00102-LLK DAVID ALAN SCHWARZ Doc. 23 Document 23 Filed 05/13/20 Page 1 of 4 PageID #: 2859 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY PADUCAH DIVISION CIVIL ACTION NO. 5: 9 CV LLK PLAINTIFF DEFENDANT v. ANDREW SAUL, Co issio er of So ial Se urity 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 AFFI‘M 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. The ALJ’s se o d step fi di gs are supported y su sta tial evide e. Fi st, Plai tiff a gues that the ALJ failed to fi d [his] spi e i pai se ue tial e aluatio p o ess], i spite of suppo ti g i pai e t at a su se ue t step. [DN e ts se e e at “tep [of the edi al fi di gs, a d failed to o side this at ]. The o l e ide e Plai tiff ites i suppo t of his a gu e t that the ALJ s se o d step fi di gs a e u suppo ted is a e i al spi e a f o Jul , hi h sho ed ild e i al spo d losis p ese t ith u o e te al h pe t oph , e dplate h pe t oph , a d disk spa e a o i g C C [Ad i ist ati e ‘e o d A‘ at ] a d ph siothe ap otes f o Jul [A‘ at ], hi h Plai tiff ha a te izes Dockets.Justia.com Case 5:19-cv-00102-LLK Document 23 Filed 05/13/20 Page 2 of 4 PageID #: 2860 as sho i g li ited spi al a ge of otio … that … aused hi diffi ult i pe fo dail li i g. [DN i g his a ti ities of at ]. The a e ide e does ot p o e the e iste e of a se e e, o o atio all sig ifi a t, i pai e t e ause, as Plai tiff hi self states i a othe o te t , a la pe so [is] ot ualified to i te p et the a edi al data i to fu tio al li itatio s ithout the aid of a edi al opi io . Id. at efe e i g Deski s v. Co Co 'r, F. App' , ’r of Soc. Sec., F.“upp. d th Ci . , N.D. Ohio ; see also Lee v. The e e diag osis of [a i pai e t] ... sa s othi g a out the se e it of the o ditio . While Plai tiff as a gui g that, as a la pe so , the ALJ as ot ualified to i te p et a edi al data i fu tio al te To sho a se e e i pai s, the sa e applies to Plai tiff a d this Cou t. e t p io to the date last i su ed, Plai tiff eeded a opi io of a a epta le edi al sou e stati g that the e i al spi e a i di ates a o atio all sig ifi a t, dete i a le i pai e t that satisfies the The Jul ph siothe ap otes do ot p o e the e iste e of a se e e i pai edi al o th du atio e ui e e t. e t e ause Plai tiff lai s e title e t to disa ilit i su a e e efits u de Title II of the “o ial “e u it A t a d he as last i su ed fo Title II e efits o Ma h , . [A‘ at ]. To su ou t the step t o hu dle, [Plai tiff] ea s the ulti ate u de of esta lishi g that the ad i ist ati e e o d o tai s o je ti e edi al e ide e suggesti g that [he] as disa led, as defi ed as last i su ed. Despi s v. Co 'r, F. App' , the A t, o o p io to the date [he] th Ci . . E ide e of disa ilit o tai ed afte the e pi atio of i su ed status is ge e all of little p o ati e alue. Stro g v. Co F. App' , se e e i pai th Ci . . Additio all , the ph siothe ap otes do ot p o e the e iste e of a e t e ause the e e ot f o a a epta le edi al sou e a d the e e ased p i a il o Plai tiff s self epo ted li itatio s. ’r, Case 5:19-cv-00102-LLK Document 23 Filed 05/13/20 Page 3 of 4 PageID #: 2861 The ALJ’s RFC fi di gs are supported y su sta tial evide e. “e o d, Plai tiff a gues that the ALJ s ‘FC [ esidual fu tio al apa it ] dete u suppo ted i atio is su sta tial e ide e as [the ALJ] failed i his dut to de elop the e o d a d o tai a updated edi al opi io gi e that [the ALJ] fou d the o l opi io s of e o d [ ega di g Plai tiff s ‘FC, hi h a e f o the state age I O to e e ie i g ph si ia s] to e stale. [DN , upo i itial dete i atio of Plai tiff s lai , the state age ph si ia , H. B o stei , M.D., opi ed that, p io to Ma h pe fo at ]. a li ited a ge of light o k. [A‘ at , e ie i g the date last i su ed , Plai tiff ould ]. I Ap il , upo e o side atio , a othe e ie i g ph si ia , ‘eeta Mis a, M.D., opi ed the e as a la k of edi al e ide e to o lude Plai tiff suffe ed p io to the date last i su ed f o a se e e edi all dete i a le i pai e t. Id. at . The ALJ ga e the opi io s of D s. B o stei a d Mis a little eight fo fou easo s. The opi io s: e e o iousl i o siste t ith ea h othe ; e e ot ell suppo ted itatio to o je ti e e ide e ; e e e de ed ph si ia s ho e e had the oppo tu it to e a i e Plai tiff; a d e e ot ased o e ie of additio al edi al e o ds … ad itted i to the e o d si e [the ph si ia s] e de ed thei opi io . [A‘ at ]. Plai tiff epeatedl asse ts that, i light of easo o. , the ALJ fou d the opi io s of the state age e ie i g ph si ia s to e stale, hi h allegedl t igge ed a dut o the ALJ s pa t to o tai a updated opi io o e i g Plai tiff s ‘FC. [DN at , efe e i g A‘ at ]. Plai tiff s a gu e t is u pe suasi e fo th ee easo s. Fi st, the ALJ did ot fi d the opi io s of the state age e ie i g ph si ia s to e stale. [A‘ at et ee the ti e the age ]. “e o d, [t]he e ill al a s e a gap e pe ts e ie the e o d a d gi e thei opi io … a d the ti e the hea i g de isio is issued. Kelly v. Co 'r, F. App' , th Ci . . [A] ALJ a el o the opi io of a o sulti g o e a i i g ph si ia ho did ot ha e the oppo tu it to e ie late su edi al e o ds if the e is so e i di atio that the ALJ at least o side ed these fa ts. Spicer v. Co itted 'r, Case 5:19-cv-00102-LLK Document 23 Filed 05/13/20 Page 4 of 4 PageID #: 2862 F. App' , – th Ci . uoti g Blakley v. Co The ALJ s de isio efle ts o side atio of the late su 'r, F. d , th Ci . itted edi al e o ds. [A‘ at as Plai tiff s u de to p o e his ‘FC as disa li g p io to Ma h , I ge e al, ou ha e to p o e to us that ou a e li d o disa led a d . See C.F.‘. §§ . a . ]. Thi d, it . a I ge e al, ou a e espo si le fo p o idi g the e ide e e ill use to ake a fi di g a out ou [‘FC] . Order 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 Co a d Plai tiff s o plai t is DI“MI““ED. May 13, 2020 su sta tial e ide e issio e s fi al de isio is he e AFFI‘MED
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