Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 6:20-CV-00013
01-05-2021
NADINE RUDIS v. ANDREW M. SAUL, COMMISSIONER, U.S. SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
MAGISTRATE JUDGE HANNA
JUDGMENT
THIS MATTER was referred to United States Magistrate Judge Patrick J. Hanna for report and recommendation, Rec. Doc. 17. After an independent review of the record, and noting the absence of any objection, 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 ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that, consistent with the report and recommendation, the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED, and this matter is REMANDED for further administrative action. On remand, the Commissioner is instructed to (a) consider whether the claimant's borderline age requires a different disability finding at Step Five of its analysis; (b) reevaluate the claimant's residual functional capacity in light of all her impairments, whether severe or not; and (c) fully develop the record by obtaining a functional analysis from a treating physician and a consultative examination by a psychologist or psychiatrist. On remand, the claimant shall be allowed to update the record and to testify at another hearing.
This judgment is final for purposes of the Equal Access to Justice Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
THUS DONE AND SIGNED in Lafayette, Louisiana, on this 5th day of January, 2021.
/s/_________
MICHAEL J. JUNEAU
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE