Opinion
C21-5241-MLP
12-06-2021
MELISSA SUE GRIGSBY, Plaintiff, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant.
EDMUND DARCHER Special Assistant United States Attorney Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration
EDMUND DARCHER Special Assistant United States Attorney Office of the General Counsel Social Security Administration
ORDER
MICHELLE L. PETERSON United States Magistrate Judge
Based on the stipulation of the parties, it is ORDERED that the above-captioned case be REVERSED and REMANDED for further administrative proceedings pursuant to sentence four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). On remand, the Commissioner will instruct the administrative law judge (ALJ) to offer Plaintiff the opportunity for a new hearing, take any further action needed to complete the administrative record, and issue a new decision. Upon remand, the ALJ will reevaluate the opinion evidence, reevaluate Plaintiff's subjective complaints, and reevaluate Plaintiff's residual functional capacity. The ALJ will evaluate the nature, severity, and effects of Plaintiff's medically determinable post-traumatic stress disorder. If necessary, the ALJ will obtain supplemental vocational expert testimony. 1