Opinion
Civil Action No. 11-cv-03318-REB
03-27-2013
FINAL JUDGMENT
This Final Judgment is entered pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 58(a) and in accordance with the Order Reversing Disability Decision and Remanding to Commissioner [#19] entered by Judge Robert E. Blackburn on March 25, 2013, which order is incorporated herein by this reference.
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED as follows:
1. That the conclusion of the Commissioner through the Administrative Law Judge that plaintiff was not disabled is REVERSED; and
2. That this case is REMANDED to the ALJ, who is directed to
a. Reevaluate whether plaintiff's chronic pain syndrome constitutes a severe impairment at step 2 of the sequential evaluation;
b. Re-contact any treating, examining, or reviewing sources for further clarification of their findings, seek the testimony of additional medical
or vocational experts, order additional consultative or other examinations, or otherwise further develop the record as she deems necessary;
c. Reevaluate her determinations at the remaining steps of the sequential evaluation process in light of her conclusions regarding whether chronic pain syndrome constitute a severe impairment at step 2; and
d. Reassess the disability determination.
DATED at Denver, Colorado, this 27th day of March, 2013.
FOR THE COURT:
JEFFREY P. COLWELL, CLERK
By: ________
Edward P. Butler
Deputy Clerk