Smith, Jr. v. Astrue, No. 5:2010cv00137 - Document 14 (W.D. Va. 2011)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Glen E. Conrad on 08/31/2011. (ssm)
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Sm ih' e ri i ime s sa ng aone s ppo tadee na i oft a dia lt The t s xe tonal mpar nt , tndi l , u r tnni ton ot l s biiy. m e c lr or r ve lt tpli ifwasteae f ba k a l gpan a t Uni r iyof di a ec ds e a ha antf r t d or c nd e i t he ve st V i gi a. On Fe ua y 22, r ni br r 2007,he w a e m i d b D r Vi e M .Ar e , n or ho e c s xa ne y . nc nt l t a t pa di s ge Pl n ifr po td t theha be n coa hi tba l a t thec d ç y ge t bal ur on. aitf e re ha d e c ng - l, nd ha oul G onl t he l i t eb l ( s tr wna hm drcl. ( . 6 .AnMllp ro me t a d ys o d f h al wa q h o t i ie ty' Tr 31 ) ' t ef r d h t a h we m ulie de ne a i c nge ,whiea x-a s tlvel ge r tve ha s l n r y howe no i t biiy.Ot rt n d nsa lt he ha r omme ngphysca t rpy,Dr Are i c tdt tt ewasG t ng (ha c d)bedone ec ndi i l hea . lt ndiae ha her t hi t t oul no f t spain . ( .31 ) or hi te t' Tr 6 . ' On M ar h 5,2007,M r Smih wass e byDr Da d S. c . t en . vi Rube al a t Uni r iy o nd l t he ve st f Vigni Ph sc l e iiea Re bl ainCl i.( . 4 .Dr Ru n al b e v dt a h r i a y ia M d cn nd ha itto i c Tr 31 ) . be d l o sr e h t e i n had ls e mi d M r Smih i J y 2005, twhi h tm eher c a t xa ne . t n ul a c i e omm e d physc lt r py but nde ia he a M r Sm ih de lne t pur ue i. Alho h pl i i f sr nge ofm oton w a lm ie D r R ube l . t c i d o s t t ug a ntf a i s i t d, . nda l f ound t tpl i ifwal d wih anor lgat t thi stt sa moto wasnor l a t t ha antf ke t ma i, ha s i-o-t nd i n ma , nd ha hi he waki a t waki we enor a .Dr Rube lnot t tM r Smihwasnota s el l ng nd oe l ng r m l . ndal ed ha . t c daef s gey.( . 4) W he pl ntf r ume t DrRube lonAprl5, andi t or ur r Tr 31 . n ai if et d o . ndal i 2007, a t rha ng ha s ve a phys c t r py s sons pl i ife bie onl m id di c f ta f e vi d e rl i al he a es i , a ntf xhi t d y l s om or nd rpo tdt thewa t eaedwihhi pr grs . ( .31 ) e re ha s d s t s o e s' Tr 2 . pl ' M r Sm ih r t d t t Phys c lM e c to a Re biia i Clni on M a 1 . t e mme o he ia di a i n nd ha lt ton i c y 0, 2007,a tre re i asi fa eu ofba kpanf l ngaca a cde .( .31 ) fe xpe incng lght lr -p c i olowi r c i nt Tr 0 . Durng e m i tonsco uce by Dr Rube l on J y 1, i xa na i nd t d . nda l ul 2007 a Aug t1 20 M r nd us 2, 07, . Sm ih ha a nor alga tpa t r no ls tt s a m o i a 75 pe ce ofnor all bar t d m i te n, nua i-o- t nd ton, nd r nt m um r ngeofmoton.( . 327,343-44) Pl nifc dalohee sa a t sa a he a i Tr 3263 . aitf oul s l tnd nd oe tnd, nd wa neu ol c l i a ti bo h l re r m ii s Dr Rube l no e t tpl ntf wast ef s r ogialy nt c n t owe xte te . . ndal t d ha ai if il s lm ii hi a tviiswhi h hesa e doe welf rhi , a t tt r wa no ot rte t e i tng s c i te c t t s s l o m ' nd ha he e s ' he r am nt t a t ed co wo l r c mme da ta p it ( . 4 ) W h np an if eu n dt Dr h t h o tr ud e o n t h t on . Tr 3 3 . e litf r tr e o . 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Tr 434) Th L5 S1ds co wa s c e sul p ro me o De e r8 2 0 .( . 214 2 . e - ike tmy s u c sf l ef r d n c mbe , 0 8 Tr 4 - 2 ) y On De e be 24,2008,M r Sm ih a s d Dr Are t tû hepan t tus d t r a ebe o hi cm r . t dvie . lt ha l t i ha e o adit l w s knee( s go ' ( . .W he pl ntf rt dfraflow- a nt nts veal wa l ne.' Tr 420) n ai if eume o ol up ppoi me e r mont ltr hesila ae t ha s ba kpanbutot r s wast ngfne' ( . . hs ae, tl ppe rd o ve ome c i he wie t doi i .' Tr 495) Dr Are n tdt tt plitf t yb ac n iaefral h d t o as d n aytpeo j b . lt oe ha he an if s e a dd t o i t uyj b, e e tr y f o ma g o o c p to ta wo l (c o d t)asa dn a dsti p iin' ( . 95 . r c u ain h t ud a c mmo ae tn ig n it osto . 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He i a et n bult wihouta i t to . s i n he ef ye s bl o m a e t n a s s i d vi e. s itve e c ( . 2) DrNewelas compltdaf m e l to oft pli ifsphysca a lt t Tr 46 . . l lo ee or vauain he antf' i l biiy o pe f r wor r aed a tviis Dr Newe lopi d t tpl n ifs d ne rci b,soo ro m k-elt c i te . . l ne ha aitf houl ve lm t p, knee,c ouc o c a ,a t tpl n ifs ul o yeng i oc asonalbalncng.Dr Ne l r h, r r wl nd ha aitf ho d nl age n c i a i . wel a s not d t tt pli ifs dne rbee l o e ha he antf houl ve xpos dt unpr e t d he g s m o ng mec nial e o otc e i ht , vi ha c pa t, xte c d, rmehe t o vi atons ( .466- .I ame a rs e rme ol exte a, r br i . Tr 472) n morndum i s n uppor of t h smo inf rs mmayj d me tt eCo sin ras r l sh a l o t erp r a d i to o u r u g n,h mmiso e lo ei e vi n h e o t n e y e ua i ofD r N e e l val ton . w l. 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Q. l t r ot rwor t ts hapes c ddowihi t e s hee he k ha uc ron oul t n hos r t i to ? esr c i ns ( . 3 5 .l r s o s t t La J d esq sin Dr W el Brwnie t idj b a a Tr 5 -4) n e p n e o he w u g ' ueto , . l o d ni e o s s s f clrc lwor r ma hi opeat ,a a s mblr ( .5 55) eia ke, c ne r or nd s e e . Tr 4- . A spre ousl not D r N ew el,t cons t i phys ci w ho of er w hati vi y ed, . l he ulatve i an f ed s s em i y t m os c pr he i e l i ofpl i ifs c bi ton ofi pa r e t , e ngl he t om e ns ve va uaton a ntf om na i m im n s s ii al not d t tt pli ifi blnd i hi l te . I woul s e t t c tt ts h a pecfc ly e ha he antf s i n s ef ye t d e m o he our ha uc n i ime tt awo k rs so wo di a ttewo k rsa ii t pef r tej bsie tfe mpar n o r e ' viin ul mp c h r e' b ly o ro m h o d niid t b t voc tonale r.Ba edon Dr Ne l' a s s e oft pli ifsf to c pact y he a i xpe t s . we ls s esm nt he antf unci nal a iy, t c r i una e t c ude t tt voc tonale r w a a ked t c i ral oft he ou t s bl o oncl ha he a i xpe t s s o ons de l he pl ntf ' w o k-el t d lm ia i ns ai if s r r a e i t to . Durng or la gume , heComm iso rcon e d t tt Law J i a r nt t s i ne t nde ha he udgewa notr quied s e r t e uaet vocai nali c oft pli ifsvii i par nt snc t pl ntf s o val t he to mpa t he antf son m ime , i e he ai if a i a i f be ft i l d no m e i ofa vi i pr bl m . H ow e r a o he co t pplc tons or ne is nc ude nton s on o e ve , s t r ur s ha m a c e r t Soci lSec liy r g a i r qui ea La J ve de l a , he a t t e ul tons e r r w udge t c i ra o ons de ny i paim e s a c a m a s a eshe hasaswel asa i pa r e sa m r nt l i nt t t l ny m i m nt boutw hi h t La J c he w udge r c i se ie c .S e2 C. R. j4 4 1 2 a d41 .1 a (W ewil o sd ro l e eve vd n e e 0 F. j 0 .51 /) n 69 2() % t l c n ie ny i ar n t)y usyy uh v p a o t ihwerc iee ie c .)(mp a i a d d .Th , mp ime ts o a o a e . b u whc t e ev vd n e' e h ss d e ) us ' w hie M r Sm ih di no c a m hi l f e blnd sa a i paim e w he f lng hi l . t d t l i s e t ye i nes s n m r nt n ii s a iai f be is çhee d nc s ul ha ae tdt ALJt t(hepli it ha pplc tons or neft,t vie e ho d ve lre he t ha t antfl d a oh r ee a ti ime tta c udc nrb t t t ec muaieefc of(h panifs n te r lv n mpar n h t o l o tiu e o h u ltv fe t t e litf j oh ri ar n s' Clfo dv. fl2 F.d8 3 8 3( t Ci. 00 ) seas Nih lo v t e mp ime t. if r Ap e, 27 3 6 , 7 7h r 2 0 . e lo c o s n . ' , Co ro S c S c Ad n 6 0F. u p 2 7 0, 5 - 5 ( D. . . 0 9 (e n i gf r mm' f o . e . m', 0 S p . d 4 7 5 7 6 N. W Va 2 0 ) r ma d n o c i r ton oft pl i if s l f e i pa r tde pie t f c t thi a plca i n i l ons de a i he a ntf e t ye m i men s t he a t ha s p i to nc uded nome i ofavii pr em,snc t rc dc ai de de ergadi t i nue l nton son obl i e he e or ont ne vi nc e r ng he mpai nt; Dor v.Asr 2011U. DitLEXI 31 a * 8( M d. a.25,2011 (ema ngf man tue, S. s. S 670, t 7- D. M r ) r ndi or c i rtonoft pli ifsobest a rj ci t Commisone ' agume tt tt Law onsdeai he antf' iy, nd ee tng he si rs r n ha he J udge w asnotr uie t co i rt pl n if s a l ga i ofobe iy s nce i w asnotls e as eq r d o nsde he ai tf le ton st i t it d 8 a alg di ar n o he a piains.Ac o dn l,h c u t o ld sta teLa J d e n l e mp ime t n r p lc t ) c r igy t e o r c ncu e h t h w u g e o e r i f ii t c i t pl ntf ' vi i i paim e , nd i f ii t i l t r ed n a lng o onsder he ai if s s on m r nt a n a lng o nc ude he i pa r e i t hy t tc q s i pr s nt d t t voc tona e m im nt n he po he i al ue ton e e e o he a i l xper . t l W ak rv Bo n, 8 F.d47(t Ci.1 8 ) teUntdS ae Co r o Ap e l fr n l e . we 8 9 2 4h r 9 9,h ie tts u t f p as o t Fourh Ci c tc m e ed asf l : he t r ui om nt olows The pur e ofbrngi i a voca i le r i t a s s t ALJi pos i ng n tona xpe t s o s i t he n de e m i ng w he he t r i w o k a iabl i t na i na e t r ni t r he e s r va l e n he to l cono y m whi h t spa tc a c a m a c n pe f m . n o d r f a voca i l c hi r i ul r l i nt a r or l r e or tona e r ' opi on t be r e ntorhe pf ,i m us be ba e upo a xpe ts ni o el va l ul t t sd n c i r ton ofa lot re de ei t r c d,a i mus bei r s e onsde a i l he vi nc n he e or nd t t n e pons t pr rhypo he i alque tons whi h f il s tou a lofc a m an ' o ope t tc si c a ry e t 1 l i ts i paim ent m r s. W ak r 8 9F.d a 5 (ne n l iain o te ) l e, 8 2 t 0 itr a ctto s mitd . l m uc a t hypot tc que ton t t vocai nale r i t sca e di noti l nas h s he he ial si o he to xpe t n hi s d ncude a r f r nc t t vi i n i paim e not d i t c ula i r por c pl t d a t be t ny e e e es o he s o m r nt e n he ons t tve e t om e e t he hes oft Com m i s one , he c t i t tt La J he s i r t our fnds ha he w udge' r la e o t voc tona e r ' s e i nc n he a i l xpe ts t tmony i fndi r sdua f tona c pa iyf at r t wor r esi nots esi n i ng e i l unc i l a ct or le nae k ol s upporedby t s t nta e de e. Theco tbei ve t ti i ne es a yt rm a t sc s s t tpr r ubsa i l vi nc * ur le s ha t s c s r o e nd hi a e o ha ope a c pr he i hypot tca que tons c n be putt a q lfe voc tonale r . I ca t n nd om e ns ve he i l s i a o ua ii d a i xpe t t n he be de e m i d whe he pl i ifc n pe f m a t r t wor r ese s i a t s de a y l ve , t r ne t r a ntf a r or le na e k ol xi tng t he e nt r e l gi n hi pa tc a c bi ton ofe ri la none r i llm ia i ,a w e la hi a , ve s r i ul r om na i xe tona nd xe tona i t tons s l s s ge e u ain, n wo ke p re c .S e g n, C. R. j4 4.5 0 9 a d41 .2 4 d c to a d r x e in e e , e .20 F. j 0 1 2 4 n 69 0 9. *To t e entt pl ntf ar he xt he ai if guest tt Law J ha he udge alo commit erorwih r pec t t s ted r t es t o he par i arsi/ t opton i uded i t hypot i que ton t waspos t t voc i tcul tsand i ncl n he hetcal s i hat ed o he atonalexper, t tec r ds gre .Asohe c ursh veo e v d, o i whc a e o ec d sto sa a hs h out ia e s t r o t a bs r e aj b n ih n mplye oul i r tnd t i dicr i çwoul neces arl enc s eton ç d s iy ompas fequentsitng and sandi ' Ke el erv.Asr 550 F. sr ti t ng.' t boet tue, 3d 6 ,6 ( t Ci. 8 . 20 26 7h r 200 ) 9 Fort r s sa e t c r fndsç d ca e'f rr m a oft c et t he ea ons tt d, he ou t i t goo us ' o e nd he as o he Commisone f f t rde lpme a c i rton.Se 42U. C.j405( .An si r or urhe veo nt nd onsdeai e S. g) a o it or rofr mand wilbee e e t sda ppr pra e de e l nt r d hi y. TheCl k i die t d t s nd c rii d co e oft sm e a l o ni a t er s r c e o e e tfe pis hi mor ndlm pi on nd he a c pa ng o d rt a lc c om nyi r e o 1 ouns lofr co d. e e r ENTER: sj y t Thi ' 'da ofAugus, 2011 s. . # Chi fUnie St t DititJ e t d aes src udge 10
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