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Dubek v. Astrue

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma
Apr 29, 2009
CASE NO. C08-5510RBL-KLS (W.D. Wash. Apr. 29, 2009)
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finding no error where ALJ failed to discuss medical opinions that included diagnoses but no work-related functional limitations

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Opinion

CASE NO. C08-5510RBL-KLS.

April 29, 2009

ORDER

RONALD LEIGHTON, District Judge

The Court, having reviewed plaintiff's complaint, the Report and Recommendation of Judge Karen L. Strombom, United States Magistrate Judge, and objections to the report and recommendation, if any, and the remaining record, does hereby find and ORDER:

(1) the Court adopts the Report and Recommendation;
(2) the ALJ erred in his decision as described in the report;
(3) the matter is therefore REVERSED and remanded to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings; and
(4) the Clerk is directed to send copies of this Order to plaintiff's counsel, defendant's counsel and Magistrate Judge Karen L. Strombom.

Summaries of

Dubek v. Astrue

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma
Apr 29, 2009
CASE NO. C08-5510RBL-KLS (W.D. Wash. Apr. 29, 2009)

finding no error where ALJ failed to discuss medical opinions that included diagnoses but no work-related functional limitations

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finding that the plaintiff's inconsistent statements to medical personnel regarding her history of substance abuse adversely affected her credibility

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explaining that because pain management evaluation "did not find any specific work-related functional limitations, the ALJ [could not] be faulted for failing to discuss" the evaluation and holding that "to the extent there was any error on the part of the ALJ here, that error was harmless"

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Dubek v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:SRACY L. DUBEK, Plaintiff, v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social…

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Washington, at Tacoma

Date published: Apr 29, 2009

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CASE NO. C08-5510RBL-KLS (W.D. Wash. Apr. 29, 2009)

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