Carver v. Astrue, No. 3:2011cv00066 - Document 15 (W.D. Va. 2012)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 6/21/2012. (mab)

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W hie s w aswor ng asa parttm e i er l he ki -i housecl eaneratt tm e oft adm i s r tve hearng i t scas t e i som e queston ast he i he nit a i i n hi e, her s i o whe M r . r e l twor o ar ul ra s t ne bass or ve ,t ea e a tona n s Ca v r as ked n eg a nd usai d i .M eo r her r ddii l que tonsa t t r a iyof wor e n dur ng t pe i d i whi h s he d m or ta tonal si s o he egul rt her k ve i he r o n c he l e r dii j b .Fo p r o e ofh sc s ,h c u t la sl t t s Cav r a n p s r lv n wo k. o s r u p s s ti a e te o r wi sl ha Mr . r e h s o a t ee a t r l me See20C. R.j41 9 F. 6.65. M r .Ca ve fld a a i to f s e e t s c iy i ome be ison J 1 s r r ie n pplcai n or upplm n al e urt nc neft une 0, 2008. The r c d r ve l t t a e ri r a plca i f di a lt i tr nc be f t a e or e a s ha n a le p i ton or s biiy nsla e ne is nd s e e a s ctrt i om ebe isha be n uns c s ullI flngt c a m c r ntybe or uppl m nt l e liy nc neft d e uc es f . n ii he l i ur e l f e t c t M r .Ca v r al d t ts be n e dia e f alf m s of s t nta ga nf he our, s r e lege ha he c m s bld or l or ubsa i l i ul empl ym e on De mbe 31, o nt ce r 2004 duet ashma hi bl d pr s ur a a t ii . She lt r o t , gh oo e s e, nd rhrts ae ame ndedhe a i to s a t r te ta a lge ons t t ofFe t r 24, r pplcai n o s o el c n le d e da e brz y 2007. Pl i ifnow a 2 antf m a nt i t ts ha r m a ne di a ed t t pr e tm e. i a ns ha he s e i d s bl o he es nt i M r . r e ' a ia i wa de e uponi tal onsde aton a r co i r ton. She s Ca v r s pplc ton s ni d nii c i r i nd e nsde a i t nrqueseda rceve aétnovohe rnga rviw beor a Admi sr i La J e. he e t nd e i d a i nd e e f e n nitatve w udg l a opi on da e J nua y 29,201 t La J n n ni td a r 0, he w udge a s de em i t tM r Ca v ri not lo t r ned ha s. r e s dia e TheLa J s bld. w udge f ound t tpl ntf s f r fo a s r i r nton t bassof ha ai if ufe s r m eve e mpaime he i c o cobs nz tvepul ona y di o de .W hiet La J br ni t ci m r sr r i he w udgenot dt tM r . a ve e e ha s C r r xpere s i nce ot r physca a em oto lpr bl m s t La J he i l nd i na o e , he w udge he d t tt s pr em s a e nots ve e. l ha he e obl r e r See20C. R. 41 921.Depiehe i i nt,heLa J er edt tM r. r e rti F. j 6. s t r mpanne s t w udg ul ha s Ca v r eans s fce f to lc pa iyt r t r t s ve a ofherpas r l va wor r e .TheLaw J ufi int unci na a ct o e u n o e r l t e e nt k ol s udge 'Att tm e ofor 1ar tmen ,M r . Ca ver s a t ney a s d t t a m or r c c ai f r s e e al he i a g l t s r ' tor dvi e ha e e ent l m o uppl m nt s ct iy i e l t ncom ebe tt anddia e wi w ' i lr nc be t ha be n a ove r neis s bld do s nsza e neks s e ppr d. 2Pm s ntt 20 C .F. j4l .3 , cama t a n t e ev s p lme tls c rt i c mebe e isu tl h ua o R. 63 5 a li n c n o r c ie u p e n a e u i n o y n f n it e t m ont f l ngt m o h i whi t a iai f rbenelswa fl h olowi he nt n ch he pplc ton o tt s ied. alof s ound t tpli ifr t i s tc e f to lc pa t t pe f m o he lg wor r esi ha antf e ans ufi i nt unc ina a ciy o ror t r iht k ol n whi h s i no e c he s t xpos t f e ,odo s dus s ga e ,poor ve ia i o ot r pia or ed o um s r , t, s s ntl ton, r her es r t y irt nt .Gi ns har sdua fmc i l apa iy, nda trc nsde i pli ifsa , ducai ria s ve uc e i l t tona c ct a fe o i rng antf' ge e ton, a ndprorwor e re e, wel esi i k xpe i nc as last tmonyfo avoc tona e r heLa J ef mdt t rm ai l xpe qt w udg ot ha pl ntf r ti s fce fmci lc pa iy t pe f m s ve alot r s cfclg wor r e ai if eans ufi int t tona a ct o ror e r he , pe ii iht k ol s e si i sgnik a numbe i t na i le onomy.Acc di y,t La J xitng n i t nt r n he tona c or ngl he w udge uli ey tmatl c l d t tM r .Ca v ri notdia e a t the i note il d t s pplm e a s trt onc ude ha s r e s s bl d, nd ha s ntte o u e nt l ecliy ic meb n ft. S e20C. R. 41 .2 ( a d() Th La J d e so ii nwa a o tda n o e eis e F. j 69 0 9 n g . e w u g ' pn o s d p e s t tnal ii oft Comm isone byt Soc a Se iyAdmi sr ton' Appe sCounc l he i dec son he s i r he i l curt nita i s al i. Havi exha td a 1a ia e a i sr tve r me e ,M r .Ca v rhasnow a aed t t s ng use l va lbl dm nita i e di s s r e ppe l o hi court . W hie pl i if m a be di a e f r ce t i f m s of e pl en ,t c c al f t l a ntf y s bl d o ra n or m oym t he nz i ac ual deer i ton i whe he pl ntf wasdia ed f al f msofs bsa ta g nf empl e . t m na i s t r ai if s bl or 1 or u t n i l ai ul oym nt See42U. C. 1 2c( .Theeaef l ee nt ofpr whihmus bec i r di maki S. j 38 a) r r otr lme s oof c t onsde e n ng s c a a ayss The eee nsaes mma ie a f lo :()o j ci eme ia f csa d u h n n l i. s lme t r u rz d s ol ws 1 be tv dc l a t n ciia fndn s ()teo i o a dc n l so o te tn p y iin ;3 s be tv e ie c l c l i ig ;2 h pnins n o cu ins fr ai g h sca s () u jcie vd n e n of h sc l nf sainso i ime t, sd s rb dtr u hacama t tsi n a d( ) p y ia ma ie tto f mpar ns a e cie h o g li n ' etmo y; n 4 s t cai ntsed a i vo tona hit y,r i he l ma ' uc ton, ca i l sor esduals ls a ag Vie v.Fi 438 F. kil, nd e. t k nch, 2d 11 11 60(t Ci.19 ) Unde woodv. biof,298F. 85 851( h Ci.1 . 57, 59- 4h r 71 ; r Ri c f 2d 0, 4t r 962) Afe a r viw oft r or i t scas t c ti c taned t co l t tt tr e e he ec d n hi e, he our s onsr i o ncude ha he Comm isonersfnal cii de ngbe ft i s po tdbys t tal vi nc M r . r e s i ' i de son nyi ne is s up re ubsan i e de e. s Ca v r 3 s f r fo c oni obsr c i pul ufe s r m hr c tu tve mona ydie ewihashma, c os lt i par e sof r s as t t mus ul ke ealm im nt t s neandkne , ndemoto dit uli i l nga e ya de e son.W hiet c t he pi es a i nal fk tes ncudi nxit nd pr s i l he our bei ve t tt Admi sr tve La J le s ha he nitai w udgee r i de e m i ngt tpli if smus ul kelt l red n t r ni ha antf c os e a i ime sa e i difc te do notr pr s nts r i par nt wihi t mea ng mpar nt nd motonal fiuli s e e e eve e m ime s t n he ni o 2 C. R. 41 .21 t ec u t i sta t La J d ep o e l d tr ne t a panifs f 0 F. j 69 , h o r fnd h t he w u g r p ry eemi d h t lit f ph i a a emotona pr e a enots s ve ea t pr ve pe f ysc l nd i l obl ms r o e r s o e nt ronna ofs ve als c fc nce e r pe ii lg wor r e i ntfe b t voc tona e r .I f l wst tt Comm iso rsde a of i ht k ols de iid y he a i l xpe t t olo ha he s i ne ' nil pli ifs a i ai f be is i s a ntf' pplc ton or neft s uppore by s t ntal e de , a t t t td ubsa i vi nce nd ha he Co misone ' tnalde son mus bea fr e m si rs i cii t fim d. Them e c levi nc i t sc e i lmie M r .Ca v rha bee teaed on a r gul di a de e n hi as s i t d. s r e s n r t e ar bassb Dr W ila T. fond.Dr Lafondha s it dmedial e c rnghi te t nt i y . lim La f . f s ubm te c not s ove i s r a me ofpl i iff om M a 1 2005, hr h N ove be 5, a ntf r y 9, t oug m r 2009.D r Lafond' r or a a s a e . f s ec ds nd s oci t d dignosi sudi doc e tte t ntf rg hi p oblm sa c oni r s r t yditc te . a tc t es um n r a me or i ht p r e nd hr c e pia or fi ulis Dr La f sofke not r tec good r pons t c e v tve te t ntme ur s Ha ng . fond' t es el t es e o ons r a i r a me as e . vi r vi we t s medial e ds t c ur be ivest t he ei s tntal vi ncet s e e d he e c r cor , he o t le ha t r s ubsa i e de o uppo the rt Comm isone ' fndi t the ea enonot i nsofphysca difc te whih c dr as s i rs i ng ha t r r ato i l fi ulis c oul e onabl y be ex c e t pr ventpe f m a e oflg e f m sofw or a tviy. pe t d o e r or nc i ht r or k ci t M r .Ca v r alo e re e de e so a a ey. Dr Da d S.Lee a ci ca s r e s xpe inc s pr s i n nd nxit . vi n, lni l ps hol it c yc og s, omplt dac ula i e mi to wihr por da e Aug t25, e e ons t tve xn nai n t e t t d us 2008.Ba e on sd am e t sause m i ton, heps hol gitdi g e ge r lz a e ydior rwih s il n al t t xa na i t yc o s a nos d ne a ied nxit s de t oca 4 phobi f t es Dr Le n as e s d pl i ifsGAF a 5 3 Dr Lee s bm itd t f l ng a eaur . . e s s e antf t 2. . n u te he olowi ove al a s s e ' r l s es m nt . Thecl m a i i ne ofteam e ofhe a e yand de e svedit ba es ai nt s n ed r t nt r nxit pr s i sur nc . The pr ognos sf s gnii anti ove twi a o i t te t e ofhe i or i fc mpr men t ppr pra e r a m nt h r a ey a depr s i s nxi t nd e sve ympt s i f i.She i i nee of s t nc a e om s ar sn d ubsa e bus r biia i r t e oaddr s he ongoi us ofalohol Thepr eha lt tonteam ntt es r ng e c . ognos sf i or s t i d a tnence fom us ofaloholw ih a opra e tea menti f r us ane bsi r e c t ppr i t r t s ai. Bas d on he ci c i es i a t s tme,s a e r lnial mpr son t hi i he ppea s t r t n s fcint r o eai ufi e c tve i a t s f m a gi he own f . ognii nt c nes or na ng r unds Se onda yt t c am a ' a ous d pr s d a irtbl m o ,a e es i c r o he l i nt nxi , e es e nd ria e ods nd xc sve s wo s i t bl t c r nty pe f m c ny, he s ma e o ure l ror ompl x orc le ngwor a tvii e ha lngi k c i tes wih o wihoutaddii na s pe vson.Fr m t sa t r t to l u r ii o he t ndpoi e l i l ofhe nt xc usve y r ps hol c f nci ng a ps hiti s ye ogial u toni nd yc arc ympt ,wihout r r f he oms t ega d or r physc lme c lc tonsort ef csof rac i a/ di a ondii he fe t he lohol bus , hei cu r ntya e a e s s r e l bl t consse l pe f m r ltvey sm pl r peii wor a tviisi atmel a o it nty ror ea i l i e, e ttve k c i te n i y nd a opra em a r She i a et mant i r la eat nda i awor a e a ppr it nne . s bl o i an e ibl te nce n kplc t t stm e. i a et a c pti tu tonsfom s r ior a de la opra ey hi i She s bl o c e nsr ci r upe v s s nd a ppr it l wih c t owor r a t p i on a consse tba i a t stme.She i a et ke s nd he ublc it n ss t hi i s bl o c omplt anor lwor e wihouti e ztonsr s tngfom herd pr s i ee ma kwe k t nt m p i e uli r e e sve a n e y s pt s She i c r e l ge r ly a e t de w ih t us l nd nxi t ym om . s u r nty ne a l bl o al t he ua s r s or ofc pe ii w o k. t e s s om ttve r ( 3 70 ) TR 0 - 8 . Dr And e Beae tsii d a t a nitai he rng a a voc tona e r. The . rw l e tfe t he dmi sr tve a i s a i l xpe t Adm i sr tveLaw J nita i udgepos d ahy t tc lqu tont Dr Be l whi a s e t t e po hei a esi o . ae ch s um d ha pl i ifsc pa t f physc le ri n i lmie t lghtwo k a tviy,a t ts m us antf a ciy or i a xe to s i t d o i r ci t nd ha he t a dc e rtde voi onc nta e xposlet r pia or i t nt .TheLa J tr o es r t y nia s w udgealo i or ae i ot s ne por t d nt he hy t tc que ton t none ri llmia i i ntfe by Dr Le i hi ps hol i a po hei al si he xe tona i ttons de ii d . en n s yc og c l a s s nt Gi n s h lmiai ns a afe c i rngpl i ifsag e to a pror s es me . ve uc i t to , nd tr onsde i antf e, ducai n, nd i 3Theglba a s s e off nci ng, o GAF,i u e t rp r teciiins u g n oftes be ts o l s esm nt u toni r s sd o e o th l ca , j d me t h u jc, n ove all loffm ci ng. A GAF s or ofbe wee 51a 6 i i cai ofm odeat s r l eve t toni c e t n nd 0 s ndi tve r e ympt sorm ode ae om rt dit t i s cil oc paina,orshoolf toni Am e i nPs hiti As ocai Dignosi a Sttsi l fkuly n o a, cu to l c unci ng. rca yc arc s iton, a tc nd aitca Ma u l fMe tl sr es4 ( t e .e t e . 0 0 . n a o na Dio d r 7 4h d tx rv 2 0 ) wor expe i e, hevoc tona e r i ntfe s ve a s cii lghtwor r esi whi h k renc t a i l xpe t de ii d e r l pe fc i k ol n c M r.Cmwe c dbee tdt pef r ( 47- ) l a ast t c tha t s r oul xpece o rom. TR 50 . t ppe r o he our t t he voc tona e r ' evaua i oft vocai na f c o s a t a s a i l xpe ts l ton he to l a t r , nd he s umptonsunde whi h t i r c he e r de i r t d,a ebo h r a ona e a consse wih t e denc ofr cor xpe t lbe a e r t e s bl nd it nt t he vi e e d. I sl mmy,whiet Ad i s tveLa J n lm l he m nikai w udgef mdt tM r .Ca v doe no ot ha s r er s t e r e s ve e i pa r e son t bas ofhe m us ul ke e alc ton an he xpe i nce e r m im nt he es r c os l t ondii d r e otonaldifc tes t La J m i fi uli , he w udge' hypot tc que ton t t vocai le r as umed s he ial si o he tona xpe t s t pl ntf sca ct f rwor i i cedby he physca a e otona lm ia i ,a wel hat ai if pa iy o k s mpa t r i l nd m i l i ttons s l asby herc oni o t uc i pul ona y di e e. Thus a a pr c i alm a t r t La J hr c bs r tve m r s as , s a tc te , he w udge tea ed pl i if s m us ul ke e a a e otona pr em s a s ve e i f tona i pa t The r t a ntf c os l t l nd m i l obl s e r n unc i l m c . c tfndst tt La J our i ha he w udge sas e s e oft m e ca is si f l s ' s s m nt he di l s ue s uly uppo td by t re he o j ci e ie eo rc r o e v r tec u t eiv st a t eAd nsrtv La J d e be tve vd nc f e od.M ro e,h o r b le e h t h mi itaie w u g r as bl r i o t t si e ona y eled n he e tmony oft voc tona e r i de i ng M r . r ersca ea he a i l xpe tn c di s Ca v ' s t t effha dfn lse o t es q e ta d sb l ya l i, 0C. R. 41 .2 () h it n i a tp f h e u nil ia ii nayss 2 F. j 69 0 g t On a ppea t t cour pli ifa guest tt La J l o he q antf r ha he w udge' a oa h t t ca ewa s ppr c o he s s ta e f s ve a r a ons Pl ntf c t ndst tt La J e unde s a ed t fndi of l w d or e r l e s . ai i f on e ha he w udg r t t he i ngs bot Dr La f nda Dr Lee Pl i ifo e v t tDr Le n c e ry f h . f o nd . n. antf bs r es ha . e l a l ound t ts i i ne d ha he s n e ofad tonalteam e f he a ey a de esi s dii r t nt or r nxit nd pr sve ympt . W hiet si t u t co t oms l hi s r e,he ur not st tDr Le n as pr uc d fndi swhi h i caet tpl i ifi c pa e o e ha . e lo od e ng c ndi t ha antf s a bl f pe f m i 4 e a i l sm pl r pe ii w o k a vii s' a t ts i a et m a nt i r or ng i l tve y i e, e ttve r di te , nd ha he s bl o i a n r ' r la e a t nda e a de w ih i e a o w ih co or r . A snot d a e i bl te nc nd al t nt r di ns t w ke s e bove, t voeatonal he i 6 e r co i r d pl i ifsemo i lm iai nsa he wor r lt d e o i na c pa iy i xpe t nsde e antf tonal i t to nd r k-ea e m to l a c t n a s s ng M r . r rf r a t r t w or a tviy. s es i s Ca ve o le na e k ci t Asf Dr La f or . fond, r .Ca v rnotst ti alte d e Nove M s re e ha n e tr atd mber5,2009,he r t e tng phys c an s a e t ts i d r a nty t t ly di a e f om a g nf l rai i i t t d ha he s E m ne l o a l s bl d r pe ny ai u e ly n . ( 3 3 .I s p r o t i o iin Dr Lafndctdplitf sv r mpo me t' TR 7 ) n u po t f h s pno , . fo ie anifs e e e ' ashma, e r a e y dio d r o st de ne a i a t ii,hi h bl pr s ur a t s ve e nxit s r e , be iy, ge r tve rhrts g ood e s e, nd de e s o How e r t c tm us c l t t A dm i s r tve La J pr s i n. ve , he our t onc ude hat he nit a i w udge pr r y ope l dicot e Dr La f so ni Asnot b t La J s mt d . fond' pi on. ed y he w udge t te tng physc a û not , he r a i ii n i has pr de a s ovi d ny uppo tng sgns e mi ton fndi ,di nosi ori a ng s ppor f hi ri i , xa na i i ngs ag tc m gi u t or s o ii nrg r i t ecama tsi ar n so lmi ins' ( 25 .Th c u t s a r e pn o e adng h li n ' mp ime t r i /to . TR ) e o r mu t ge ' t tt c e por ne me c lno e sm pl f i t doc nta sgnii a physca or ha he ontm a ous dia t s i y al o ume ny i fc nt i l e o i pr e s W hieDr Lafo hasteae pl i ifo ar gulrba i,a cea l m tonal oblm . l . f nd r t d antf n e a ss nd l ry qua ii asate tngph i a t c tbe ivest tt Admi sr tveLa J lfes r ' ai yscin,he our le ha he nitai w udgepr ry ope l as es e t pr tve val ofDr Lafond' opi on e de e unde t pr s onsof20 s s d he oba i ue . f s ni vi nc r he ovii C. R.j416.27.Onc a i Dr Laf sopi o a t plitf' dia lt i smpl not F. 9 e gan, . fond' nin s o anifs sbiiy s i y c n itn wihh so , b e tv me ia rc r s o sse t t i wn o j cie dc l e o d . Fora1 t s r as ,t co t l he e e ons he ur concudest tt Comm isone ' fnalde son i l ha he s i rs i cii s s uppore by s tntale de e.Thus t fnalde son oft Comm isone m us be td ubsa i vi nc , he i cii he si r t afr d.La v. l br zz s a.I afimi t Commisone ' fnalde son,hec t fime ws Ce e e e, upr n fr ng he si rs i cii t our doesnots s t tM r .Ca ve i fe ofa1pan, es r t r dite s a e i l ugge t ha s r r s r e 1 i r pia o y sr s , nd motona dit uly. 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Oncea i i a gan, t ppea st ti que toni t voc tona ex r t Adm i sr tveLa J r ha n si ng he a i l pe q he nitai w udge c n i ee al ft es b e tv fco sr a o bys p o tdb teme ia r c r ,ncu i o sd rd 1o h u j cie a t r e s na l u p re y h dc l e o d i ldng m us ul ke e a lm ia i ,r s r t r pr e s a e oto dif c tes I f l st tal c os l t l i t tons e pia o y obl m , nd m i nal f i uli . t olow ha l f e soft Commi so rstna de ii n a es ppore by s t nta e de e. ac t he s i ne ' i l c so r u td ubsa il vi nc A sa ge r lr e, e ol i ofco lc si t e de i am a t rw ihi t pr nc of ne a ul r s uton nfi t n he vi nce s te t n he ovi e t Co m i s one e n i t co t i htr s vet c l c sdif r nty.Ri r on v. r es he m s i r ve f he ur m g e ol he ont i t f e e l cha ds Pe al , s p a Op e h i v. i h 49 F. 3 6( t Ci. 9 4 .F rt r a o ssae ,hec ur fn s u r ; p n em Fnc , 5 2d 9 4h r 1 7 ) o he e s n ttd t o t id t Co mi sone ' r s utonoft peri ntco lc si t r or i t sc et be s he m s i rs e ol i he tne nfit n he ec d n hi as o uppore td by s t tale de e.Ac r ngl t fna de son oft Comm isone mus beafimed. ubsan i vi nc co di y,he i l cii he si r t fr La v Cee rz e s pr.Ana p o raej d me t n o d rwil ee trdt i d y ws . lb e z , u a p r p it u g n a d r e l b n ee h s a . 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