BARNES
v.
COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY
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In this Social Security benefits case, the District Court granted the parties' joint motion for remand, reversing the prior administrative decision and returning the matter to the Social Security Administration for further proceedings before an administrative law judge, who must reassess whether medical improvement has occurred by comparing current medical evidence to the baseline evidence from 2013.
The court granted the parties' motion for remand, reversing the prior decision and remanding the case to the Social Security Administration. On remand, an administrative law judge must provide the plaintiff a hearing opportunity and issue a new decision, specifically comparing the plaintiff's current medical evidence against the medical evidence underlying the September 19, 2013 ALJ decision.
“Such a disposition is clearly within the Court's authority. See Shalala v. Schaefer, 509 U.S. 292 (1993).”
Establishes the legal foundation for the court's authority to grant remand in Social Security cases.
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kaw Copies: Counsel of Record