Cothren v. Commissioner of Social Security

1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE 7 MARY C. 8 Plaintiff, CASE NO. C21-5488-BAT 9 v. ORDER REVERSING AND 10 REMANDING FOR RECALCULATION COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, OF BENEFITS 11 Defendant. 12 13 Plaintiff appeals1 the Appeals Council's finding that her Washington State lump sum 14 permanent partial disability (PPD) benefits constitute "periodic benefits" that offset her disability 15 insurance benefits (DIB) under 42 U.S.C § 424a(a). See Dkt 29. 16 Plaintiff received PPD workers compensation benefits under Washington State law. 17 Shortly…