Umfress v. SSA

Plaintiff:	Katherine Umfress
Defendant:	Social Security Administration
Case Number:	1:2011cv00096
Filed:	June 3, 2011
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Office:	Cape Girardeau Office
County:	Dunklin
Presiding Judge:	Lewis M. Blanton
Nature of Suit:	Supplemental Security Income
Cause of Action:	42 U.S.C. § 405
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Date Filed	Document Text
September 12, 2012	Filing 18 MEMORANDUM... In sum, the undersigned finds that the record before the ALJ raises questions regarding the level of plaintiff's intellectual functioning and its effect on the ALJs determinations at each step of the sequential analysis. As such, t his cause will be reversed and remanded to the ALJ in order for the ALJ to order valid IQ testing, and reassess plaintiff's residual functional capacity based on the developed record. If plaintiff is found to have an intellectual impairment, the ALJ should obtain vocational expert testimony to determine how it impacts her residual functional capacity.Accordingly, a Judgment of Reversal and Remand will be entered separately in favor of plaintiff in accordance with this Memorandum. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lewis M. Blanton on 9/12/2012. (JMC)

Date Filed

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September 12, 2012

Filing 18 MEMORANDUM... In sum, the undersigned finds that the record before the ALJ raises questions regarding the level of plaintiff's intellectual functioning and its effect on the ALJs determinations at each step of the sequential analysis. As such, t his cause will be reversed and remanded to the ALJ in order for the ALJ to order valid IQ testing, and reassess plaintiff's residual functional capacity based on the developed record. If plaintiff is found to have an intellectual impairment, the ALJ should obtain vocational expert testimony to determine how it impacts her residual functional capacity.Accordingly, a Judgment of Reversal and Remand will be entered separately in favor of plaintiff in accordance with this Memorandum. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lewis M. Blanton on 9/12/2012. (JMC)

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Plaintiff: Katherine Umfress
Represented By:	David J. Throesch
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Defendant: Social Security Administration
Represented By:	Nicholas P. Llewellyn
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