Michael D. Wyatt v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.

Michael Wyatt contends that the favorable decision in his disability benefits case was improperly reopened, leading to a revised decision that denied him benefits. Because the ALJ’s decision to reopen the case is unsupported, we remand the case to the Social Security Administration for reinstatement of the original favorable decision.

Wyatt’s case has a complex procedural history, beginning with the initial denial of his application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income in June 1992. A hearing was held at Wyatt’s request in July…