Reconsideration for Claimant’s Mental Retardation 
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Published: November 28, 2011
Tags: Judge Pamela Meade Sargent, Social Security, U.S. District Court - Western District
A Big Stone Gap U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge recommends denial of summary judgment to claimant and the SSA on claimant’s application for disability insurance benefits, and recommends the commissioner’s denial of DIB be vacated and the case remanded for further consideration as substantial evidence does not support the finding that claimant is not disabled ...
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