Atwood v. Astrue

OPINION AND ORDER

HAGGERTY, District Judge:

Plaintiff James Atwood seeks judicial review of a final decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration denying his application for Disability Insurance Benefits (DIB). This court has jurisdiction to review the Commissioner’s decision under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). For the following reasons, the Commissioner’s decision is REVERSED and REMANDED for further proceedings.

FACTS

Plaintiff was fifty-four years old at the alleged disability onset date and was fifty-nine years old at the time of the ALJ’s decision. Plaintiff has a high school…