Hufault v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA OCALA DIVISION RAYMOND JAMES HUFAULT, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 5:21-cv-526-MAP COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY Defendant. / ORDER Plaintiff seeks judicial review of the denial of his claim for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (DIB).1 Plaintiff argues that the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) committed reversible error by failing to properly consider the opinion of Suniti Barua, Ph.D., an impartial medical expert.2 As the ALJ’s decision was not based on substantial evidence and failed to employ proper legal standards,…