Ingram

MEMORANDUM ***

Joan E. Ingram appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s determination that she is no longer eligible for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. 1 We reverse because the Commissioner improperly credited the testimony of non-examining sources over the testimony of examining sources, leading to error in the identification of Ingram’s severe impairments and in the determination of whether Ingram would still be considered disabled if she stopped using drugs and alcohol. We remand and order the Commissioner to restore Ingram’s benefits because no further fact-finding is required. The record conclusively establishes that Ingram is disabled without considering the effects of drug addiction or alcoholism (DAA) on her ability to work.

Standard of Review

We review de novo a district court’s decision upholding the Commissioner’s de *633 nial of benefits. 2 The decision of the Commissioner must stand if it is supported by substantial evidence and applied the appropriate legal standards.

“Substantial evidence” is “such relevant evidence as a reasonable mind might accept to support…