Breeden v. Astrue, No. 5:2011cv00110 - Document 20 (W.D. Va. 2013)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Michael F. Urbanski on 3/7/13. (kld)

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C.j405( f f t r hi ter e nde s nt o e enc our S. g) or urhe c n ieain.Th Co sin rh sflda o j cint t eRe o t n Re o nd to o sd rto e mmiso e a ie n be to o h p r a d c mme ain purua t Fe r Rul ofCi lPr edu e72( .Fort r s nss tf t beow,t c ur s nt o deal e vi oc r b) he ea o e orh l he o t o m z st Co sin rso j cina da o t t ema itaej d esrc mme aint a ve l he mmiso e ' be to n d ps h gsrt u g ' e o nd to h t e t s c e be r m a d t t Com m i sone . hi as e nde o he si r Pl i iffl d a a i a i f dia lt i tr nc be ft on J nua y 20, 0 antf ie n pplc ton or s biiy nsta e ne is a r 201 , alegi a di a lt ons da e ofSe e be 1 2009. 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R.j404. 20()4) a t t ts i no dia edunde t Soca oce s e F. 15 a( , nd hus ha he s t s bl r he il Securt A ct The A ppeal Counci deni pl ntf sr iy . s l ed ai if eques f r ew and t sappeal t or evi hi f l e olow d. Th smatrwa rfre t tema itaej d ef rp o o e fn i g o f c a d i te s ee rd o h g srt u g o r p s d id n s f a t n r c mme d to sfrds sto p ru n t 2 U. C. 6 6 b ( )B) Th p ristldco s e o n ain o ipo iin u s a t o 8 S. j 3 ( )1( . e a t ie r s e moinsfrs mmayj d me ta ds p rigme rn a a dtema itaej d eis e hs to o u r u g n n u po t n mo a d , n h g srt u g su d i Re r a dRe o n aino De e e 1 2 2.Th ma itaej d ec n l e t a po t n c mme d to n c mb r 4, 01 e g srt u g o cud d h t rma i ne s r i t sc s be aus t Admi srtveLa J e nd s cesay n hi a e c e he nitai w udge( )erdatse f ALJ re tp eur oft s que i le l to pr s i de e mi ng pli tf c n pero m he pas r e n wor he e nta vauai n oce s n t r ni a n if a fr r t elva t k a ah usk e e /ce n r Thema itaej dg f u dt a t eALJdse ad du d s ue s o e e p r la e . gsr t u e o n h t h ir g r e n ip td e de e s i t pl i if spas r e ntwor r qui e a l velofe ton e e ng t t vi nc how ng he a ntf t el va k e rd e xeri xc edi ha f lgh wor Acc di t t ma srt j ,t ALJca ste pli ifspas r e nt or i t k, or ng o he gitae udge he lsii d antf t elva w or a e r i ly lghtbas d on hi a bir r c c ofo ofs ve al e i ly r l nt k s xe tona l i e s r t a y hoi e ne e r pot nta l e eva l tn si t eDito ayo Oc u ain lTils( i i g n h cin r f c p to a te DOT) ta o aCla e, u e e pn (ny s - h t f e n r Ho sk e ig a i ty)atr t ttes mad( 323. 01 .l s c i t ALJi ope l rle ndusr lenae il : i DOT 687- 4) n o hoosng,he mpr ry eid on a b oa ge r c cl s i i a i ofpl ntf' oc upa i t fr toft e t s ss tf t i r d, ne i a s fc ton ai i f s c ton, he i s hr e e t e orh n Soca Se urt Rulng( il c iy i SSR)8 611frdeemi ngwhehe ornotacai ntrt nst 2- o tr ni tr l ma eai he 1 SSR 8 61o lne t e pos i etssf de emi ng whehe orno acai ntr t nst ca iyt pe f m 2- uti s hr e sbl e t or t r ni t r t l ma eai he pact o ror hi orhe pas r eva w o k: s r t el nt r 1 Wheh rte cama trti tec p ct t p rom a patrlv n j b . te h li n eans h a a iy o efr s ee a t o b s do abo d g n rco c p to a casfc to o ta j b eg,t l ey ae n ra , e ei c u ain l lsiiain f h t o , .. t i l de v j b'û a k gigj b, ec Fidn ta acama th stecpa i t d p s o , i c a n o ' t. n ig h t li n a h a ct o o at 'p ' y r eva w or o t bassofage rcoc upai lcl sfcai oft wor i el nt k n he i ne i c tona asii ton he k s lkel t be f lac ousa uns i y o a l i nd uppora e.... tbl 2. W hehe t cli a r ti t ca ciy t pe f m t pa tc a f to l t r he am nt eans he pa t o ror he riulr uncina d ma d a d j b d te p c la t a idvd a j b a h o s e a mal e n s n o uis e uir o n n iiu l o s e r h c l y pe fr e i. U nde t sts,wher t e de s ro m d t r hi e t e he vi nce howst ta cam a rt i ha li nt e ans teRFC t p rom tefn to a d ma d a dj b d te o ap riua p s h o efr h u cin l e n s n o uis f at lr at c rlv n j ba h o s eatal p ro ne i,h cama ts o l b fun t ee a t o s e r h cu l efn d tte li n h ud e o d o y b ç o dsbe ' (o t. e d t ia ld. c n.. n ' ) c pa t t peronn he pas r lva two k.Bec us t st s û slkey t be f la i a a ciy o f r t ee n r a e hi e t t i l o i al cous nd uns uppora e' rSSR 8 61 t ma srt j r omme rma tbl'pe 2- ,he gitae udge ec nds e nd. TheCo si n ro jcst teRe r a dRe o n ain ag igta t mmiso e be t o h po t n c mme d to , r un h the ma itaej d esfn i s4 p a t b b s do amitk nc n lso t tt ALJ g srt u g ' i dng ç pe r o e a e n sa e o cu in ha he a de e m i d t tPl ntf c d pe f m he pas r lva two k asaho e pe /cea ra s t r ne ha ai if oul ror r t ee n r us kee r l ne s he acu l p ro me i. De.sOb .Dk . 1 , t ta l ef r d t' f' j, t # 9 a 2.Th Co sin ra s rsteALJi f c y ' e mmiso e se t h n at f ound pl i ift be notdi a ed a s e f be aus s ca pe f m he pas r l va tw o k a a ntf o s bl t t p our c e he n r or r t ee n r s ge rlypef med,ac l in t ttndss r i t r ai .Se 20C. R.jj neal ror oncuso ha i uppo tn he egultons e F. 404. 20( ( (v) 404.560( ( ;s as SSR 8 61 l s tndi t ALJdi notr yon 15 a)4)i , 1 b)2) ee lo 2- . n o i ng,he d el t fr tt touti d i SSR 82- buton t t r w hi h as w he he t c a m a tr t nst he is es lne n 61 he hid, c ks t r he l i n e ai he c p ct t p ro m tefmci n l e n so t j ba g n r l p ro me b e ly r a a i o e f r h t to a d ma d f he o s e eal ef r d y mp o e s y y t oug hr houtt na i e he tonal cono y a i a we e i t a fr tve, e uiesafndi ofno m nd, f ns r d n he fima i r q r i ng t di a e A c or i t t Co m i s one ,t A LJ' de i i i s pore by s bs a i l s bl d. c d ng o he m s i r he S c s on s up t d u t nta e de e. vi nc II. A st Com m i s one c r c l a s r s a tndi ofnotd s bl d i a o i t whe a he s i r or e ty s e t , i ng i a e s ppr pr a e n c a m a ca pe f m t de a ofherpr vi wor e t ra s a t ly pe f m ed i ora l i nt n r or he m nds e ous k, ihe s he c ua l r or t s g n rl p ro me i ten to a e o o .2 C. R. j40 1 2 ()4 ( , 0 .5 ( )2 ; e e al ef r d n h ain l c n my 0 F. j 4.5 0 a( )i 4 4 1 60b ( ) y v) s eJ onv.Ba nha q329F.Supp. 751 755( . Va. e ohns r r 2d , W D. 2004)( di t l ua i t hol ng he ang ge n he r gul tonstcea l i c t st tt i s r e ntwor i r a St p 4 i,i f c ,bo h a e ai tl ry ndi a e ha he pa t elva k' nquiy t e s n a t t 3. W hehert cli an r ti t c pact t pe f m t fmc i dem a t he am t eans he a iy o ror he t tonal nds a dj b d te o tej b a o dnai rq ie b e ly r trug o tte n o uis f h o s r i rl e urd y mpo es h o h u h y na i l ec tona onom y. . . . Unde t s t t i t c a m a ca r hi es, f he l i nt nnot per o m t f r he e c siefncin ld ma sa do j b d t sa tal rq rd i t fr r x e sv u t a e nd n /r o ui cu l e uie n he ome o e y jbb tc npefnntefn to a d ma d a dj bd t sa g n rl rq ie o u a ro h u cin l e n s n o ui s e eal e urd e y by e pl r t oughoutt e m oyes hr he conomy,t cam a s dbef he li nt houl ound t be i o t not dia ed. s bl ' ' p riua ie a dg n r lz di q r .) I d e , R 8 - 2sae t a Sth ( sd a a t lrz d n e e aie n uiy'. n e d SS 2 6 tts h ti j e Re iu l c ' l Ft tonalCa iylt me tt physc la me alde ndsofj acli nthaspe f me mci pact o e he ia nd nt ma obs ama ror d i t ep s (ih rt es ctcj bacama t ro me o tesmekn o wo ka i i n h at ete h pe ii o li n pef r d r h a id f r s t s c t rl pef medt oug utt e onomy)i ge rlyas tcintbassf afndi of usomaiy ror hr ho he c s neal ufi e i or i ng t d s e '' I t i t n c e, he ALJ co l d t tpl i t f i a e t pe f m he pas not i abl d.' n he ns a t as t nc ude ha a n i f s bl o r or r t rl ntwor i ge r l pef me ' Admi srtveRe or he enafe ; , 1 ) Thus eeva k t nealy ror d. as '( nitai c d, r i tr 1 ' 6. R.' , t r gultonsw o d s he e a i ul uppor a fndi ofnotdia e i pli ifco dpe f m t lve of t i ng s bl d f a ntf ul ror he e l e r i ge r ly r qui e ofho e pe s/c e ne s e n i s coul notpe f r t l ve of xe ton ne a l e r d us kee r l a r , ve f he d r o m he e l e e t nr q rdo h r o a s ea tal p ro me i.Th p o lm wi t i p riua c s , x ri e uie f e j b s h cu l ef r d t e r b e t h s a t lr a e o y h c howeve ,i t tt ALJ' f itr t pr de a e a to f hi cls ii a i ofpl ntf s r s ha he S a lle o ovi ny xpl nai n or s a sfc ton ai if p s wo ka aj bg n rlyp ro e a tel h lv l e rinla e tec u t t u a y at r s o e eal ef nn d t h i t e e of xet e v s h o r wi t n g o ho me nig u o p ru t f r u ca rve a n f l p o tni o j diil e iw. y The C o m i s one i i t t ti m aki hi s e f urde e m i ton, he A LJ e pl d m s i r ns s s ha n ng s t p o t r na i t m oye t t r t s outi d i SSR 82- a de e ne t tpl i tf hast c pac t t pe f m t he hid e t lne n 61 nd t nni d ha a n if he a iy o r or he fmcin ld ma sa dj bd te o h rp s wo ka g n rlyrq ie b e ly r t to a e nd n o u is f e a t r s e eal e ur d y mp o e s t oughoutt na i le onomy. l m a ng s h afndi SSR 8 61 s c tc l pr d hr he tona c n ki uc i ng, 2- pe ii aly ovi es ta ç ito ayo Oc u to l te ( h t r cin r f c paina Tils DOT)d srp in c nb r l du n fr o st a a e e cito s a e ei po - o j b h t r e lse i t DOT t d tn t ej ba i i u u l p ro me i t en to a e o o ' SS itd n he o ei e h o s t s s al ef r d n h ain l c n my. R y ' 82- .l t sc e,heALJrle upo t j ofClane,Houskee ngt yi usr ) 61 n hi as t eis n he ob e r e pi ml nd ty atr t ttes mad ( 323. 01 ,ge rlypef me a t lghte ri llve,n lenae il : i DOT 687- 4) neal ror d t he i xe tona e li c l ng pl i tf ca pe f m he pas r l van w o k. Buthe f ist pr de a e a ton onc udi a n if n r or r t ee t r a l o ovi ny xpl na i orr s f hi c ce ofD OT 323. 7- 4 a t D OT ls i com pa a e t pl i if spa t ea on or s hoi 68 01 s he i tng r bl o a ntf ' s rel evantw ork,i t oft m or s t cl sii i ofDO T 323. 018 H ous eaner ns ead he e pecisc as fcatons 687ecl ( e & r s. atr t ttes halcea r mo ;ni ce ne , c i ge rlypef meda hotl et) lenae il : l l ne' ver ght la r whih s neal ror , t t h a ylv lo e e t n o DOT 3 3.8 - 0Cla e , s tl( d c lsr)atr aette : he e v e e f x ri , r o 2 6 7 01 e n r Ho pi me ia e . l n t ils a e hous ke pe ,hos t ,w hi h i ge r ly pe f m e a t m e um l ve ofe r i n. The f c e e r pial c s ne a l r or d t he di e l xe to at t tpl i ifpr vi l w or d a a hous ke pe i a ho e /l ha a ntf e ous y ke s e e rn t l odge a i a as i t d lvi nd n n s s e i ng fciiy( 1 1 63)riesaquesi a t whehe DOT 323. 7- 8orDOT 3 68 01 a lt R. 49, 56- as ton s o t r 68 01 23. 7- 0 mih b te d srb ted ma dso h rp e iuswok.Boho t s j b aeg neal g t etr e ci e h e n f e rv o r t f he e o s r e r l y pe f m ed a a gr a e e r i r or t e t r xe tonalc pa t t n wha pl i tf i c pa e of a c di t t a ciy ha t a n if s a bl , c or ng o he ALJ SRFC de e m i ton, nd w oul nots ppo ta fndi a s e f ofnotdi a e ' t r na i a d u r i ng t t p our s bl d. TheALJsmpl f ist e an hi r s ni f r yi on DOT 3 68 01 i t d of i y al o xpli s ea o ng or el ng 23. 7- 4 nsea DOT 3 .8 - 8o 3 3.8 - 0 f rco igt epo sb l yo mz me n n f lu iilrve 236 701 r 2 6 7 01 , o e l sn h siii f y a i g u j d ca e iw. t Hi s e f ur tndi c i t onl oft f low i s t p o i ng ons s s y he o l ng: 6. The cl m anti capabl ofperf i pastrel vantw ork as ai s e orm ng e a housekeeper / cl eaner. Thi w ork does not requi f s re he perf ance of w ork- at actvi i precl orm rel ed i tes uded by t he cai ' r sdua f tonalca iy( CFR 404. 65) l mants e i l unci pact 20 15 . The c a m ant ha t r i ual f nc i li s he es d u tonal c pac t t pe f m t a iy o r or he f l r nge of lg wor ul a i ht k. The r s dua f tona c pac t e i l unc i l a iy e t bls d by t Adm i sr tveLa J e doe notpr l t sa ihe he nita i w udg s ecude he rt n t pas rl nt wor of houske pe / ce ne ( eur o t eeva k e e r la r DOT 323. 01 t ti clsiid byt Unie St e De t tof 687- 4) ha s a sfe he td ats parmen La ' D i tona y of O c upa i l Til as lg , u kil bor s c i r c tona tes i ht ns led (pe a vo tona prparton2)wor s cil cai l e ai k. I c n ompa i t c am a ' r i lf tona c pact wih t rng he l i nts esdua unc i l a iy t he physca a m e a de a i l nd nt l m nds of t s w or t unde s gne tnds hi k, he ri d i t tt c ai a i a e t pe f m i a g ne a l pe f ha he l m nt s bl o r or t s e r ly r onne d. ( 1 ) Th iq iy it p anifsp s rlv n wo ka t a mi srtv h a igi j s a R. 6. e n ur n o litf at ee a t r the d nitaie e rn s u t s t e: ers Q. Fo t f ks a Lie Cae Asocaes you we e doi r he ol t f r s it r ng housekeepi f t ? ng or hem A . Yes,si. r 5 Q. Oka And t r wa o ohe pl e t tIwa ed t as y. he e s ne t r ac ha nt o k a bout Iknow you' done a 1 tofhous kee ng i t pa t . ve o e pi n he s . A , Y es si , r. Q. Ni t n- ney- ne,ArM ak ( nei Fo a Su r neee ni t ni i r pho tc) od nd ppo t Se vi s wast tdoi hous ke pi ma' m ? r ce , ha ng e e ng a A . Yes si , r. Q.Oka W a t tf rahoe o amoe? y. s ha o tl r tl A . Yes. Q. Oka And i wor ng as a ho e pe wee you e r y. n ki uskee r r ve s vi i ot rem pl s m a a ? uper s ng he oyee ' ' m A . N o,s r i. ( 26. R. ) The de son ast w he he a c a m a tr t i t f tona c pa t t pe f m he pas ci i o t r l i n e a ns he unc i l a ciy o r or r t r l va tw or $ sa i poran a i s e i t nc ,a co r lng i s ' a i C us be ee n k $ n m t t nd n om ns a es i nt oli s ue, nd t s t ' m de ope a e ai d f l i t dia lt d ii ' SSR 82- Ast r lng saes vel d nd xpl ne uly n he s biiy ec son. ' 62. he u i t t : The r to l f r a di a lt de s on m us be w rte s t t a a i na e o s biiy ci i t it n o ha c e r pi t r of t c s c n be o a ne The r to l m us la cu e he a e a bt i d. a i na e t f l a o de l pa t r and s olow n r r y te n how c ea l how s c t e de e l ry pe ik vi nc l adst a c l i n. e o onc us o The e a ton oft de i i n m us de c i t w e ghta ti ed xpl na i he c s o t s rbe he i tr but t t pe tne m e c a no edi al f c or i t c e and o he ri nt di al nd nm c a t s n he as r onc l a s gnii ant i ons s e i s Re ona e i e e es ec ie ny i fc nc i t nc e . as bl nf r nc m a be dr y awn, but pr s p i , s c a i ns a s e um tons pe ul to nd uppostons ii m us notbe us d. t e l The ALJ Sopi o i t s c s i de d oft s cii iy a c e ula l i r quied by d. ' ni n n hi a e s voi he pe fc t nd ar f na ys s e r SSR 8262. l s ,ti i n um i s mpos i ef rt c t o dee m i ,on t sr or whe he t ALJ sbl o he our t tr ne hi ec d, t r he a o itl a idt t r t ts tf t i SSR 82- ( t rpli ifrti t c pact ppr praey pple he hid es e orh n 61 whehe antf eans he a iy t pef m t fmci lde ndsoft j a g ne al r uie bye oye s,a t o ror he t tona ma he ob s e r ly eq rd mpl r) s he Co s i ragues orwhehe hee oye t frtts ( t rpli ifrti t mmisone r , t r mpl d he is et whehe antf eans he c pa t t perom apas r e tj ba e onabr ge i occ tona casiiaton of a ciy o fr t elvan ob s d oad nerc, upai l l sfc i t to ) t elte o wh c i talco sa du u p ra l. SS 8 - 1 Ath e do t e ha j b ,h atr f ih s t la i u n ns p o tb e' R 2 6 . te n f h f ' da t r i sm pl no e ug e de e t a l t c ur t e ge i any t ofm ea ngf l y, he e s i y t no h vi nc o low he o t o nga n ype ni u j ca rviw oft ALJ' se furd tr nain.Thus t c ta e st magsr t udiil e e he S tp o eemi to ,he our cc pt he itae j g ' r c mme d to ta r ma di a p o raei t i c s . ud e s e o n ain h t e n s p r p it n hs a e 1 11. Fo t e er ao ,h ma itaej g ' Re o t n Re o n ainwi be r h s e s ns te g srt ud e s p r a d c mme d to l l ADO PTED t t e t ntc it ntwiht sM e a o he x e onsse t hi mor ndum Opi on,a t sc s wilbe ni nd hi a e l R EM AN D ED t t Co m i s one f f t rco i r i co i t nthe e ih pur ua tt o he m s i r or urhe nsde aton ns s e rw t s n o s ntnc f l of42U. C.j405g) e e e otr S. ( . A n a opra e Or rwilbe e e e ppr i t de l nt r d. Enee Mac N , 01 . trd: rh 2 3 / /* S w f? W Mi chaelF.U r ki bans Unie St t Diti tJ t d aes src udge W

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