Legal Opinion
Robert M. Wilson v. Commissioner of Social Security
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 2, 2004No. 03-1588PublishedCited by 1,936 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Robert M. Wilson, the plaintiff/appellant, challenges the decision of an administrative law judge (the “ALJ”) of the Social Security Administration, which became the final decision of the Commissioner, denying Wilson’s application for Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act. Because the ALJ, by failing to articulate reasons for discounting the opinion of Wilson’s treating physician, violated the agency’s own procedural regulation, we vacate the judgment of the district court affirming the ALJ’s decision and remand for…
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