Opinion
Civil Action 6:20-cv-00491
09-10-2021
DEUSSARD JOSEPH GASPARD v. COMMISSIONER OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
HANNA, MAGISTRATE JUDGE
JUDGMENT
ROBERT R. SUMMERHAYS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This matter was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Hanna for report and recommendation. After an independent review of the record, and noting the absence of any objections, this Court concludes that the Magistrate Judge's report and recommendation is correct and adopts the findings and conclusions therein as its own. Accordingly, IT IS ED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the Commissioner's decision is REVERSED and REMANDED to the Commissioner pursuant to the fourth sentence of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). More particularly, the Commissioner is instructed to (1) detennine whether the claimant's CRPS is a severe impairment, (2) determine whether his CRPS when combined with his other impairments meets or medically equals a listing, and (3) reevaluate his residual functional capacity, taking 1 his CRPS into account. The claimant should be afforded the opportunity to submit updated medical evidence and to testify at another hearing. 2
A fourth sentence remand constitutes a final judgment that triggers the filing period for an EAJA fee application. Shalala v. Schaeffer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993); Freeman v. Shalala, 2 F.3d 552, 553 (5th Cir. 1993).