Opinion
4:20-CV-255-CDL-MSH
08-05-2021
A.C., Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
ORDER
CLAY D. LAND UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Pursuant to the power of this Court to enter a judgment affirming, modifying, or reversing the Commissioner's decision with remand in Social Security actions under sentence four of section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), and in light of the government's request to remand this action, this Court hereby reverses the Commissioner's decision under sentence four of 42 U.S.C. §405(g) with a remand of the cause to the Commissioner for further proceedings. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993); Melkonyan v. Sullivan, 501 U.S. 89 (1991). On remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to (1) evaluate all three medical source statements from Kevin Lokkesmoe, M.D., and the consultative opinion from Steven Odeh, M.D.; (2) further consider Plaintiff's residual functional capacity; (3) obtain supplemental vocational expert evidence at a hearing; and (4) issue a new decision.
The clerk of the court will enter a separate judgment pursuant to Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
SO ORDERED.