Ramey v. Astrue, No. 7:2010cv00356 - Document 19 (W.D. Va. 2011)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 10/12/2011. (rkc)

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Conssen wih t sopi o t tm oton i de ed. it t t hi nin,ha i s ni f a nitai r vi a t sc te e e a opi onon De mbe 1 2006 fndi t dmi sr tve e ew, nd hi our nt r d n ni ce r 4, i ng he Com m i i ner sdec s on t be s so ' ii o uppore by s t nta e de e. Ra e cl m st the be n e td ubs a i l vi nc m y ai ha cm di a e on Oc o r25,2005s bl d t be -one day a t rt A LJ' de alofhi pr vi a plca i n. fe he S ni s e ous p i to Rn e es e ily c am st thi i im e ha wor e m y s nta l l i ha s mpar nt s s ned. mey now r rst tt Rn epo t ha he pan i hi rghtha hasi r s d a t ti s tmesr dit up t hi rghtebow or i n si nd nc ea e nd ha t ome i a aes o s i l s de a r quiest the le down durng t da t r i ve i. H i pr e a i a i w a houl r nd e r ha i i he y o ele t s es nt pplc ton s t c de e a t l w erl vel ofa i s r tve r vi w a Rn e f l a m i t n r que tf a wi e ni d t he o e s dm nit a i e e nd m y ied te e s or hea i on t a i a i The he r ng washel on M a 21 2008. I a ton t he rng lve rng he pplc ton. ai d y , n ddii o a i i t si onyfom Ra e tm r mey a an i ri voc tona e t t ALJr vi we r or fom nd mpa tal a i l xper, he e e d ec ds r Rnme ste tng physcin and hi pan mana me s ils .Ra e ste tngphyscin y' r a i ia s i ge nt peca it m y' r ai ia o i e t a Ra yha f n to a l tto sse n fo hi ij r b tta h wa sil b e p n d h t me d u cin li ain tmmig r m s nu y u h t e s tla l mi t us hi rg ha f dal aci te a t thec dpef m aj t ta c o e s iht nd or iy tviis nd ha oul ror ob ha c ommodae t e td hos lm ia i . Thi o ni w asl r l co r a e by t w rte as e s e s oft o sa e i t tons s pi on a ge y r obor t d he it n s s m nt w tt age y p i i nsw ho r po t d t tRmne c d bal nc soop, nc hys c a e r e ha y oul a e, t knee ,c ouc a c a l t t l r h, nd r w ; ha he coul lf orc r y t e y poundsoc s ona l a t n poundsf e nty;a t the c d d i t a r w nt ca i ly nd e r que l nd ha oul s a o w a k f sx hour d i a e g - rw or y. The a s s e s not t tR a e t nd r l or i s urng n i ht hou kda s es m nt ed ha m y coul pe f m unlm ie r c ng a ha i w ih hi l f ha bu t ts h ac i tesw e e d r or i t d ea hi nd ndlng t s e t nd t ha uc tvii r lmie i hi rg ha Ther or fom Ra e spai ma ge nts cils r veae t t i t d n s i ht nd. ec ds r m y' n na me pe a it e ld ha Ra yh dsif on sa d ce s dg i srn t i h srg th n , u gosl itc moo me a tfj it nd e r a e rp te gh n i ih a d b t r sy n a t tr s r ngt i hi a m s nor a r f e s a no m us l w as i The r or f r he i i a e t t te h n s r , m l e l xe , nd c e tng. ec ds u t r nd c t d ha Ra e w aspr c i d t o pai m edi a i a a r gi e ofhom e e r i e t t a r e l a m y es r be w n c tons nd e m n xe c s s ha , s ec nty s M a of2008, e ule i Rn e r por i t the wasdoi f i l w e lon hi m edi a i a y r s t d n m y e tng ha ng a ry l s c tons nd t athewa pe f mi hi daiy a tvii wih l sdic or. I a ton t t media h s ror ng s l c i tes t es s omf tz n ddii o he cl r or , he A LJhe r t s i ony f om a i pa ta voc tona e r . The voc tona e ec ds t a d e tm r n m ri l a i l xpe t a i l xper t tsi e ta ap ro wi Rn y' lmiainsc u dh l an mb ro j b a whc Ra yh d ett d h t es n t me s i tto o l o d u e f o s t ih me a i h wor d i t pa t Thee r pr d ar pr e ai ls ofanum be ofot rc ke n he s . xpe t ovi ed e es nttve it r he omm o n occ pai t tRame c d pe f nn,i l ngba r c mt rs y wo ke ,ga eat nda , u tons ha y oul r o ncudi gge , ot e uppl r r t te nt a s c iy s vela m onior I oppostont t st tmony,Ra e s nd e urt ur ilnce t .n ii o hi esi m y ubmit a r por ted e t pr pa e a t r ues ofhi a t ne by a voca i e r d t he eq t s tor y tonale r . Tha e r r pored t tR a e xpe t t xpe t e t ha m y l c d m a ldext r t i bot ha a t t w ih a prorf ony c a ke nua e iy n h nds nd ha , t i el onvi ton a w ihouta c i nd t di omaorGED,Rn pl mey woul ha adifcul tmefndi e oy e . Afe t c l i d ve fi t i i ng mpl m nt tr he oncuson oft hea i Ra e s he rng, m y ubm it d t wrte opi on ofa s co voc tonale te he it n ni e nd a i xper . The ex r t pe t o ie t a s meo t ej b ie tfe b t i a t l o aina e e t o l n t p ro d pn d h t o f h o s d n iid y he mp ri v c to l xp r c ud o be efnne a w ih one ha a t tRn e s f l c nvi to w oul be a ba e t e r i o m a oft t nd nd ha m y' e ony o c i n d ni r o nt y nt ny he ot rpostons he ii . Afe rv e n t ee ie c ,heALJf u dta Rn y' ij r q ai e a a tr e iwi g h vd n e t o n h t me s n u y u li d s n t i ime ,butt thew a no dia edwihi t m e ni oft SocalSe urt Ac .The mpar nt ha s t s bl t n he a ng he i c iy t A LJ c l d t tR a e ha e r e d s e c nge i hi i pa r e butt the c ul onc ude ha m y d xpe i nce om ha s n s m i m nt ha o d pe f m a r nge ofw or t the ha pe f r or a k ha d r onne i t pa tor i t a t r tve t the c d d n he s , n he le na i , ha oul p ro m an mb ro ohe lg t u s i e j b e it i t en to a e o my Ra y t g s ef r u e f t r ih, n kl d o s x si n h ain l c no . me l e l ng r t c tt tt ALJf l d t ac or s fc e weghtt t opi onsofhi te tng physca he our ha he aie o c d ufi i nt i o he ni s rai iin (ot exe t tt eopi onsfvordhi andt t opi onsofhi o vocaina e r. t he tnt ha hos ni a e m) o he ni s wn to l xpe t 2Ra e sphysca notdt hi paten t w a hadaf ry hih demandf rpanm edi ton'andt t m y' iin e hat s i t t ys al ail g o i cai ' ha h tnd dt ha eû 1t fds o o th t(o d n t l y b e pan do jciey. e e e o v < o o ic mfr ta c ul) o awa s e x lie betv l ' a ' Ra y f t rc am st tt ALJe r d i a ce tng a r yi on t opi on oft i pa ta me urhe l i ha he re n c p i nd el ng he ni he m ri l voc tona e pe tw ho t s ii d a hi he rng. ai l x r e t te t s a i lI . Thi c tsr vi w i lm ie t a d t r nai n ofwhehert r i s t nta e de e s our' e e s i t d o e e mi to t he e s ubsa i l vi nc t s o uppor t Comm isone ' c uson t tRn y f ie t m e tt c tonsf t he s i r s oncl i ha me a ld o e he ondii or e ilme .42U. C.j405() Rihads nv. rls 402U. 389,401( 971.Thec t ntte nt S. g ; c r o Peae , S. 1 ) our m a notc y onduc a de novo r vi w orr w ei t e de e. Bl l k v.Ri ha ds 483 F. t e e e gh he vi nc a oc c r on, 2d 7 3 7 5( t Ci 1 7 ) S sa ta e d n ei s c rlva t vie c , o i eigter c r 7 , 7 4h r 9 2 . ub tnil vie c s u h ee n e d n e c nsd rn h e o d asawhol asm i bef e, ght ound a dequ et s at o uppor a c l i by ar a ona emi t oncuson e s bl nd. Rihads v. r es 402U. a 401( tngCons . s Co. NLRB,3 U. 1 229 c r on Peal , S. t cii olEdion v. 05 S. 97, ( 938) l s tnile de ee ss t c tmus afi t fna de ii oft 1 ). f ubsa ta vi nc xit,he our t fnn he i l cson he Co sin r Ha v. ulv n 9 7F.d 1 5 ,1 5 ( t Ci.1 9 ) Fu te , n ce iii mmiso e . vs S l a , 0 2 4 3 4 6 4h r 9 0 . rh r a y rdb ly i t de e mi tonsmadeby t ALJa ee il d t gr a wei t Shi v v.Hec e ,739 F. 98 t r na i he r ntte o e t gh . vel kl r 2d 7, 9 9( t Ci.1 8 ) 8 4h r 9 4 . l t sc e,s t i levi nc s n hi as ubsanta de e upporsafndi t tRame i no dia e wihi t t i ng ha y s t s bl d t n he m ea ng oft Soc a Sec iy A c . Conta y t Ram e s c ai t tt A LJ di notac or ni he i l urt t rr o y' l m ha he d c d pr rw e ghtt t o ni ofR a e ste i phys c a t A LJ not t the di i f t ope i o he pi on m y' r atng i i n, he ed ha d, n ac , a o d w e g t t phys ci n' opi o c e t tRa e sr ghthand i paim e was cc r i ht o he i a s ni n, onc ded ha m y' i m r nt wel- um e ed,a i por t d t doc e ed lmiai i o hi fna dec son.Furhe , ldoc nt nd ncor a e he um nt i t tons nt s i l ii t r t A LJ not d t tt r po tby Ra e sow n voc to le ua orwas i ons s e tw ih t r t he e ha he e r m y' a i na val t nc i t n t he es oft e de i t r or i udi Ram e s do um e ed a lt t do lg hous hol he vi nce n he ec d, ncl ng y' c nt biiy o i ht e d c e s h a c ng, lundr andr a ng hi c l e f s hool3 I t a ,t ALJr le hor s uc s ooki a y, e id e dyi s hidr n or c . nse d he on t o ni ofa i pa ta a hi hl q ii d voc tona e r i de enni ng t tRa e he pi on n m r i l nd g y ualf e a i l xpe t n t ni ha m y silha t a lt t wor des t hi i r nt I addii n, heALJc i r d t r po t tl s he biiy o k pie s mpaime . n to t onsde e he e rs oft o o he m e c e rs w ho o ne t tRa e c d pe f m w or t tw oul w t r di al xpe t pi d ha m y oul r or k ha d a co m oda e hi lm ia i ,i l ng w or t the ha done i t pas ,s h a pa ki c m t s i t tons nc udi k ha d n he t uc s c ng, s ri a wor ng a a s t o derc o tng, nd ki s hor - r ook. The i pa talvoc tona e r t tf e t t s m e m ri a i l xpe t es ii d o he a e f c ,a e de ewaspr en e t tRa e c i dt us hi rghtha a t thi pan fe t nd vi nc es t d ha m y ontnue o e s i nd nd ha s i waswel- ntole by media i n.Fi l t ALJno e t the f lco r l d c to naly, he t d ha ound Ra e t bet m yo f not cr di e ' Be us t ALJ ha t opporuniy t obs r e Ra e s de ea a de e m i e bl . ' ca e he d he t t o e v m y' m nor nd t r ne hi c edi lt fr t nd,dheALJ Sobs r a i c e ni t s que to a et be gi n gr a s r biiy isha t t ' e v tons onc r ng he e si ns r o ve e t w e g . Shi l 739 F. a 98 Ra e i e s nta l a ki t c t o r w e g t i ht' ' ve y, 2d t 9. m y s s e i ly s ng he our t e i h he e de e pr e e t t ALJ, nd t s t co tc r otdo. vi nc es nt d o he a hi he ur a m Thee de pr e e wa a uaet s vi nce es nt d s deq t o uppor ac uson by ar as bl mi t t t oncl i e ona e nd ha Rn e ha e re ed s m ec nge i hi i nne snc hi l s a ia i butt the sil m y s xpe inc o ha s n s mpai nt i e s a t pplc ton ha tl h st a i t t wo ka j bswieya albei ten to a e o o .I f lo ta teei a he bl y o r t o d l v ia l n h ain l c n my t ol ws h t h r s i s t nta e de et s ubsa i l vi nc o uppor t ALJSde so Thec the e or a fnnst de son of t he ' ciin. our t r f e fi he cii j5 s' teCo sin ra e tr s mmayj d me ti hsfv r h mmiso e nd ne s u r u g n n i a o . -' A' ENTER :Thi 1 h da ofOcobe , 1. s 2t y t r 201 A . 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