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Gaines v. Astrue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Nov 15, 2011
No. 10-5098 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 15, 2011)

Summary

recommending remand because the ALJ relied in part on medical evidence that did not sufficiently address whether claimant would have remained disabled without substance abuse

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Opinion

No. 10-5098

11-15-2011

HENSON GAINES, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant


CIVIL ACTION

ORDER

, J.

AND NOW, this 15 day of Nov, 2011, upon consideration of Plaintiffs request for review, Defendant's response, and Plaintiff's reply, and after careful review of the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Timothy R. Rice, IT IS ORDERED that:

1. The Report and Recommendation is APPROVED and ADOPTED.
2. The Plaintiff's request for reversal is GRANTED.
3. The matter is remanded to the Commissioner for further review consistent with the Report and Recommendation.

BY THE COURT:

BERLE M. SCHILLER, J.


Summaries of

Gaines v. Astrue

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Nov 15, 2011
No. 10-5098 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 15, 2011)

recommending remand because the ALJ relied in part on medical evidence that did not sufficiently address whether claimant would have remained disabled without substance abuse

Summary of this case from Chiles v. Colvin
Case details for

Gaines v. Astrue

Case Details

Full title:HENSON GAINES, Plaintiff v. MICHAEL J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA

Date published: Nov 15, 2011

Citations

No. 10-5098 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 15, 2011)

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