Rhoades

MEMORANDUM *

Bernard Rhoades appeals the district court’s affirmance of the denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

On April 21, 1999, Rhoades applied for Social Security disability benefits. Rhoades has hypertension and a seizure disorder, which resulted in four blackouts between 1996 and 1999. A July 28, 1999, report by Dr. David Bedrin diagnosed Rhoades with a depressive disorder, not otherwise specified. As a result of this depressive disorder, Dr. Bedrin found that Rhoades had a functional limitation: while he could understand simple one- and two-step job instructions, he had difficulty understanding, remembering, and carrying out complex job instructions. In an August 11,1999, report, Dr. D.H. Grant diagnosed Rhoades with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and later found that Rhoades was unable to work because of his mental and psychiatric condition.

After a hearing, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denied benefits for Rhoades. Although the ALJ found that Rhoades had a severe seizure disorder and a non-severe depressive disorder that…