Reddick

This case involves a claim for Social Security disability benefits by Susan Reddick (“Claimant”) who was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (“CFS”). The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that Claimant suffered from CFS but that she was not disabled because the disease did not undermine her ability to perform substantial gainful work. The district court concluded that the ALJ’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and granted summary judgment for the Commissioner. A principal issue in this ease is whether the ALJ was justified in discounting the testimony of Claimant, her treating doctor, and an examining doctor concerning her disability from fatigue, and instead relying upon the testimony of two consultative examiners who concluded that she was not disabled. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand with instructions to remand to the ALJ for an award of benefits.

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Procedural and Factual Background

Claimant filed an application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401 et seq., alleging that she had been unable to work since October 4,1989 due…