Constable v. Astrue, No. 5:2011cv00023 - Document 24 (W.D. Va. 2012)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 6/11/2012. (jat)
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C. 6 6 b ( ) tet o r ma a c p , ee to mo iy i wh l o i dr S. j 3 ( )1,h t u t y c e t rj c, r df ,n oe r n c p r t efndn sa drc mme d to sma eb tema itaej d e' Fe e a Ru eo Ci l at h i ig n e o n ain d y h g srt u g . d r l l f vi ' Pr c dle7 b p o i e t pa t swiha o p ru i t fl wrte o j cinst t e o e t 2() r v d s he ri t n p o tnt o ie itn b e t o h r e y o pr edfndi a r c opos i ngs nd e omme i ,butnet rpa t tldobeci i t sc s t et r ndatons ihe ry ie j tons n hi a e o ihe t N ove be 1 2011 Re ta Re m e i ort t Apr l1 20 1 Suppl m e a he m r 7, por nd com ndaton o he i 0, 2 e nt l Re o t n Re o n ain.Rul 7 ( )3 p o i e ta t eû itit u g mu td tr n X p r a d c mme d to e 2 b ( ) rv d s h t h ç src j d e s eemie d n voa ypa t t ema itaej d e sds sto ta h sb e p o e l o j ce t . W hl o n r of h g srt u g ' ipo iin h t a e n r p ry be td o' ie ' t etx o ter l i sln a t t o l aino tec u tfn o j cin i ma e tea v s r h e t f h ue s ie t s o he bi to f h o r i o be t s d ,h d io y g o c mmiten tst a iwje n t l o jcini tld t c u t e o l stsyisl t a o te oe h tt h n o i y be to s ie ,he o r ne d n y aif tef h t g me t r i no cl a er oron t f ce oft r or i or rt a e t r om m e ton.' he e s er r he a he ec d n de o cc pt he ec nda i ' Advior CommiteNotst Fe R. v. 72( tngCn sy te e o d. Ci P. cii mpbelv. t Stt DitCour, l Unied aes s. t 5 F. 1 206( hCi.1 01 2d 96, 9t r 974:.l Thoma v.Ar 474U. 1 ( 985 ,heSu e Cour n s n, S. 40 1 ) t prme t had oc a i t a e s t i s ,a s a e a f l s c s on o ddr s he s ue nd t t d s olow : The dititj src udgeha j iditon ove t ca ea altmes He s urs ci r he s t 1 i . r ai f l aut iy t deci w het t r er a case t t et ns ul hort o de her o ef o he m agit at t r ew t m agit at s r s r e, o evi he s r e' eport and t ent , o er j g n . An p ry ta d srs p e ay c n ieain b t e ud me t y at h t eie ln r o sd rto y h Aril l1j g o a y is en e o l a k. Mo e v r whi t e t e I ud e f n su e d n y s c r o e, l h e saued e n tr q r tej d et rve a is éçn v i no tt t o s o e uie h u g o e iw n sue o o f o j cin ae fld i d e n tp e ld f rh r r ve b te b e to s r ie , t o s o r cu e u te e iw y h d src j g ,s a s n e o a te rq e to a p ry,u d raX itit ud e u po t r t h e u s f a t n e novo orany ot rs a r he t nda d. 4 4U. a 1 4.Th , ve a s n a o j cin tec u t ean t ea l yt rviw s a 7 S. t 5 us e n b e t n be to ,h o r rtis h bit o e e u i s o t ama itaej d e srpo t n rc mme d to p ne gsrt u g ' e r a d e o n ain. I1. Ha ng ca e uly r viwe t a nitai e r c d i t sc s ,t c tfndst tt vi r f l e e d he dmi sr tv e or n hi a e he our i ha he Suppl m e alRe ta Rec m e ton s d be ado e a t ca e r m a d t t e nt por nd om nda i houl pt d nd he s e nde o he Com m i s o f t f l i t e r s . s i ner or he olow ng hr e ea ons A. Fi s ,i i cl rf om pl i if st e t e r cor t ts s f r f om s ve e r t t s ea r a ntf ' r a m nt e ds ha he uf e s r e r os e t opor i , nd t scondii ne dst be t r ughl e l t d by t Com m i s o ro os s a hi ton e o ho o y va ua e he s i ne n r ma Pl ntf sm e ca r c dsr peae y r f rt he ose os s Eac oft sae e nd. ai if di l e or e t dl e e o r t opor i . h he tt ag yphysca rporsi c t dll me ca e de eesabls me cal deemi bl enc iin e t ndiae 'the di l vi nc t ihes di ly tr na e i i nt ofOse ossa de neai ba kdioder' ( nitai Re r tR. a mpanne s topor i nd ge rtve c s r .' Admi sr tve co d û ' t ' 353,375,394. Pl ntf ste tngphyscanor e aDEXA bonede iomer 'dat J y 3, ) ai if r ai ii derd nst ty ed ul 2007,whihi c t t tû(l pate meesW HO2ciei f ose oss' ( 294. The c ndiaed ha lthe int t rtra or topor i. R. ) ' c ula i e m i ng r por pr pa ed by D r N ewe lno est e se e oft t r llm ia i ns ons t tve xa ni e t e r . l t he xi t nc t u a i t to pos t be ng,soopi a s ti duet he oseopoossi he s ne,'R. 5- ,a o ndi t ng nd quatng o r t r i n r pi '( 38 86) nd lm ia i i he a lt t do r pettve m a pul tons o a f e ntba i due t t i t tons n r biiy o e ii ni a i n r que ss o he ose ossi he wrs.( 386. Gi nt s ase s nt,ii difc tt seho t ALJ topor i n r it R. ) ve he e s sme s t s fiul o e w he c d have c l d t tpl i if sos e oul onc ude ha a ntf t opor i w a no s r To q lf a C e r ' a os s s t eve e. ua iy s c ve e, n s ' 'DEX A r f r t duale gyx-ayabs pi er , a i agi s t m us d t a s s bonem i r ldenst e es o ner r or om ty n m ng ys e e o ses ne a iy. 2W 10 r e st t W ord He t Or niai , t die tng and coo di tn a hort o i e natonalhe t 1 efr o he l alh ga z ton he r c i r na i g ut iy n nt r i alh w ihi t Unie N ai s tm . t n he td tons' yse i par ntorcombi ton ofi imen smus sg fc nty lm i ac am a ' physc lo m ime nai mpar t t i nii a l i t l i nts ia r me a a lte t dobascwor a tviis 20C. R.j40 15 c) Ba i wor a i tes ntl biiis o i k ci te . F. 4. 20( . sc k ctvii i ndudecet nphysc f tons( g. l ng,sti sa ng ;s i he rng,o s a ng; rai ial unci e. waki itng,tndi l eeng, ai r pe ki undesa ng,c ryi out a rme rngsmpl i t ci ;us ofj gme 'rs ndi rtndi ar ng , nd e mbei i e nsnltons e ud nt epo ng , a opra e y t us lw or s t tons a de i wih c ngesi a r i w o k s ti 20 ppr i t l o ua k iua i ' nd alng t ha , n outne r e tng. C. R.j404.5 . Thersdua f tonalc pact ase s nt ofalf saea y F. 1 21 e i l unci a iy s sme s l our tt genc phys c a i t sca e c ude t tpl i if sa lt t w or w a s gnii a l lm ied, t r i i ns n hi s oncl d ha a ntf biiy o k s i f c nty i t eihe t t lghtorl s t n s nt r l vel . l sm pl c otbe c e bl m a nt i d t tpl i i fs o he i e s ha ede a y e s t i y mm r di y i a ne ha a ntf ' os e t opor i di notr c t s ve e t e hol os s d ea h he e r hr s d. B. Se cond, hi ca e i unus li t tt r a e c lc i opi ons by m uli e sa e ag ncy t s s s ua n ha he e r onfi tng ni tpl t t e physci ns a t pl i if sr i ualf tona ca c t On Se em be 11,2007, r R . Ka a i a s o a ntf es d unc i l pa iy. pt r D . S. di n co l d bas d on a r vi w ofpl i if sm edi alr c dst tpl i ifw asca bl ofw or ng nc ude e e e a ntf c e or ha a ntf pa e ki a t lghtlve ofe ri ( 3 5 ) Thr mont ltr onDe embe 1 2007, .Sye t he i e l xeton. R. 47-2. ee hs ae, c r 4, Dr d H a s n di a e d,fndi t tu s a s gr e i ng ha pon r vi w ofpl n if s m e c lr or t ts wasca bl of e e ai tf di a ec ds ha he pa e wor nga t s de ay lvelwihaddiinalra hi a ha i lmiains ( 370- ) ki t he e ntr e t to e c ng nd ndlng i tto . R. 75. J tf da l t r D r W iln A m os a t r que toft SSA e m i r w e g i a us our ys a e , . li m , t he e s he xa ne , i hed n nd r afi d D r K a a s e r i rr i lf nc i lca c t e ua i oflg w o k w ih a e fnne . di n' a le es dua u tona pa iy val ton i ht r t n a tona lmiainofno ovehe d lfi ( 3 78. ddii l i tto r a itng.R. 77- ) The Com mi sonert n t t addii se ofr que tngt tt Vigi a si he ook he tonal t p e si ha he r ni D e rm e tofRe biia i Se v c pe f r a c ula i exa i to Dr Clr sopher pa t n ha lt tve r i es r o m ons t tve m na i n. . li t N e el e m i pl i t f on J ua y 8,2008. D r N e l ' e m i ton r po tnot d pl i i f s w l xa ned a n i f an r . we ls xn na i e r e a ntf hit y ofos e s or t opor i ,os eoa t ii ,c oni daiy he dac s a fbr m ya gi Ther por a s os s t rhrts hr c l a he nd i o l a. e t lo not a Jul 2007 l barM RIs i dif l bar s ed y um how ng f use um pondyl s and t r tofa DEX A osi he esul 4 s an i c tng os e c ndi a i t opor i i t l ba s ne a m i t On e m i t o Dr New e lf os s n he um r pi nd s . xa na i n, . l ound pl i ift l ve ti rpoi s i t s a ntf o ç ha r gge nt n he ubocc pia , r pez us Sl t oc nt r c m edi lknee i t l ta i , , r ha e i , a , a e i c s ,m e a e bo a e a ove t bia e a f ea m a e s. Thi i c i t ntw ih nt ror he t di l l w r as nd r he l t r l or r r a s s ons s e t fbr l a lc 1 1 ti rpoit.'R.385. Dr Ne l' noecontnued: i omyagi. ount 8/ 8 rgge ns'( ) . wels t i Exn i t o of t c r i ls ne r ve l m i i t nde nes f om m na i n he e v ca pi e a s dlne e r s r C3 down t C7 w ih s e ce vi a c e t nc w ih r nge of o t om r c l r pia e t a m oton. The e i de r s d c r i l r ng of m oton. The e i i r s c ea e e v ca a e i r s bia e a pa a e vi lm us l t nde ne s s m . The e i bia e a l t r l r c r ca c e e r s , pas r s l tr l t a z us t nde nes a s s . The e i m i i t nde nes ove r pe i e r s nd pa m r s dlne e r s r T4- a T1 T11 a T1 The e i dif e l T5 nd 0, nd 2. r s fus umbr a r l os c a t nd ne swih l s oft l ba l doss Ne tve sr ghtl g e er s t os he um r or i . ga i tai e r i e bia e a l D e r s dor ol ba r nge of m oton. The e a s l t r ly. c ea ed s um r a i r i s e dec e ed r nge of m o i oft s ul r butot r i e s om r as a ton he ho de s he w s u r e r m iy i nor al The e i good r nge of m oton of t ppe xte t s m . r s a i he lwe e te t j it. Th r i dfu e we k e s d t o r x rmi on s y ee s if s a n s ue o ge r i d pai de ndii ng, t o os s ne alze n, co toni os e por i . ( 385. Bas o hi e mi to Dr Newellmie pli ift 2- hour o sa nga R. ) ed n s xa nain, . l i td antf o 4 s f tndi nd wa ki i an 8ho wor y.Helm ied he sti t 4- hour .Helm ie he lfi a l ng n ur kda i t r itng o 6 s i t d r it nd ng ca r ng t 1 poundsf eque l a 1 1 pou oc as o ly. Dr N e e li l d a pos ur l r yi o 0 r nty nd 0- 5 nds c i na l . w l nc ude t a lm ia i w ih r pec t be ng,s oo ng a s ti due t he os e i t ton t es t o ndi t pi nd qua tng o r t opor i i he s ne. os s n r pi H e lm ie he t oc s ona r a ng,no ove he d r ac ng a oc asona ha i f e i i t d r o ca i l e chi r a e hi nd c i l ndlng, e lng, gr s ng a fnge i Fi ly,Dr N e e lopi d t tpl i tf c d notdo r pe ii a pi nd i rng. na l . w l ne ha a n if oul e ttve ma pultonsonafeque ba i d t he DEXA ose osss e.( 38 8 ) Dr ni ai r nt ss ue o r topor i cor R. 5- 6. . N e e l sr por ge r ly c im st r s dua f tonalc pac t f w l' e t ne a l onfr he e i l unc i a iy ound by Dr H a s n. . sa Seve da l t r o J nua y 1 2008, r A m os s g d a t RFC f m s a i n ys a e , n a r 6, D . i ne no her or t tng pl i ifhad t ca ciy t pe f a ntf he pa t o r onn lghtw or I t na r tve por i oft s RFC f m , . i k. n he r a i ton hi or Dr Amosi cii lofDr Ne l' e uai con udi t tûgl oft opi onsct i t s rtca . wels val ton, cl ng ha tsome he ni ied n he rpor aeviwe asanoveesi t oft sveiyoft cai ntsf inalr titons'( e tr e d r tmae he e rt he l ma ' uncto esrci ,'R. 39 , ndhes 4) a uggesst tDr Ne lsrpor i t yas ps oft cli ntsf to ng t ha . wel' e t s d onl na hot he ama ' uncini a di a o ee tmaeof h sv rt o h rlmiains' ( 3 5. Att ee do ted y n s n v r si t t e e e i f e i tto . R. 9 ) h n f h a , y ' t r or t r a e t s a e a nc doc or w ho c ude t tpl ntf coul do lghtw o k he ef e, he e r wo t t ge y t s oncl d ha ai if d i r a t o,i l ng t onl e m i ng doc or who f nd w nc udi he y xa ni t , ound t ts i lm ie t l s t n ha he s i t d o e s ha s den a y wor e tr k. The ALJ t dopt d t m s s en s ofD D S D r . a a and Am osbe aus t y a e t a e he s es m t s K di n c e he r co it ntwih t ot rc edi e e denc ofr c d,' ndco l edt tlheopi onsofDr . nsse t he he r bl vi e e or 'a ncud ha f t ni s Hasana Ne l aeno s pore byt wei oft evi nce' ( 88. Gi npl ntf' s nd wel r t up td he ght he de .' R. ) ve ai ifs w e ldoc e e hi t r ofos e l um nt d s o y t opor i ,l ba de ne a i di c di ea e a m i a ne os s um r ge r tve s s s nd gr i he c t oug the te t ntr c ds i i difc tt unde sa how t ALJc d ha ada hes hr hou r r a me e or , t s fi ul o r tnd he oul ve r ac d t sconcuson. Ce t nl t ALJ Sde sonpr de nor a one ba i f a e i e he hi l i rai y, he ' cii ovi s e s d ss or cc ptng t o ni of Dr . din a Am osove t tofDr Ne l, he pi ons s Ka a nd r ha . wel who acualy e mi pli if t l xa ned antf, a D r Has a nd . s n. Gi n t d lng a s s m e s oft s a e a nc phys ci ns i i difcul asw e lt ve he ue i s e s nt he t t ge y i a , t s fi t l o unde s a t e e w ih w hi h t A LJ dim i s d t opi ons ofpl ntf ' l tm e te tng r t nd he as t c he s s e he ni ai i f s ong i r a i physcin, .Dn L. ry. TheALJrj tdDr Per sdia lt opi ons dimisnghi i a Dr nny Per eece . ry' sbiiy ni , s si s te t ntnoe a l lr ae'( 79,86) a s ultngt thi dia lt o ni wer rame ts s ' eplt,'R. boi , nd pec ai ha s sbiiy pi ons e motvae bya t dvoca yr e. ( 8 ) l s i de di t pli ifc d silpe f m i td n i a c ol ' R. 2. n um,n ci ng hat antf oul tl ror ' lghtw or t A LJ a i k, he dopt d t opi onsoft o s a e a nc doc or w ho ne rs pl i if e he ni w t t ge y t s ve aw a ntf ove t vi ws oft ee ot rdoc o s one ofw hom e m i d pl ntf a one ofw hom tea e r he e hr he tr , xa ne ai i f nd r td h rf rs v r l e r.Th ALJSd cso c nan n p ru sv r a o f r ee t gt eve e o e ea y a s e ' e ii n o ti s o es a ie e s n o rj ci h iws n oft exa i ng a t e i ph i i nsi t sca e e pec a l w he e t e opi onsa e ba ed he m ni nd r atng ys c a n hi s , s i ly r hos ni r s onci c j me sando eci rporss ha t DEXA sudya a2007l rM RI lnialudg nt bj tve e t uc s he t nd umba . Undert hese cicum s ances,t courti com peled t concl t t A LJ' deci i t as gn a r t he s l o ude hat he S s on o si r s dua f nc i na ca ciy a t lghtw o k l ve nl a o oft t e tng phys c a r e a i e i l u to l pa t t he i r e l ns f ul he r a i i i n ul nd s nots upporedbys tnta e de .SeeHi sv.Ban t453F. 559,563( hCi. t ubsa il vi nce ne rhar, 3d 4t r 2006) (xpli ngt tc t t c l ta c dgr ae weghtt t tsi e ani ha ours ypialy dc or e tr i o he etmonyofateai ph i a r tng yscin bec us t t e tng phys c an ha ne es a iy e m i d t a i an a ha a te t e a e he r a i ii s c s rl xa ne he pplc t nd s r a m nt rltons pwiht a ia ) 20C. R.j40 1 27*4 (t ne al wegi mo ewei t eai hi t he pplc nf'; F. 4.5 ( 2) C r ly, Ge ve r gh t o ni fom yourteai s c s'. o pi ons r r tng oure ' ) C. Fi ly, he A ppea sCot ci dec i d t c i rt m e ca r or s it d t i, na l t l m l lne o ons de he di l ec ds ubm te o t c udi t tt y r l t t a perod a t rt A LJ' de s on on D e e be 18, oncl ng ha he e a ed o i f e he S ci i c m r 2009. W hie l t ti t e, he m edi alr cor ,i l ng a ne l ba s ne M RIda e J y 22, 0, ha s nl t c e ds nc udi w um r pi t d ul 201 c r a nl r fec c i i n oft c lo c de ne a i is pl ntf ha s r e w ih f e t i y e l t ontnuato he lr ni , ge r tve s ues ai i f s t uggl d t or y r be or t A LJ' de s on. A ss h,t y s d be c i r by t Com m i s one on ea s f e he S cii uc he houl ons de ed he si r r a em nd. 1 11. Fort s r s , he Suppl m e a Re t nd Rec m enda i da e Apr l1 201 i he e ea ons t e nt l por a om ton t d i 0, 2 s ADOPTED a t sc s i REM ANDED t t Co misone f f rherc i r ton nd hi a e s o he m s i r or u t onsde a i co itn hee t purua t snt ef of42U. C.j405() nsse t rwih s nt o e enc our S. g. An a pr i t Or w ilbe e e ed. p opra e der l nt r Enee :Jn /201 trd u el, 2 / * r N #A.?> #* J 2. # ' ' ) M i ha lF. ba ki c e Ur ns Unied St esD it i Judge t at s rct
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