(SS) Wongsavanh v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 8 SUM WANG WONGSAVANH, Case No. 1:18-CV-1401-JDP 9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL 10 v. 11 C ommissioner of Social Security, Defendant. 13 14 This matter is before the court on claimant’s request for judicial review of an unfavorable decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“SSA”) regarding her application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits. Claimant seeks benefits based on alleged physical and mental impairments. At a hearing on October 9, 2019, I heard argument from the parties. I have reviewed the record, administrative transcript, briefs of the parties, and applicable law, and have considered arguments made at the hearing. For the reasons stated on the record at oral argument and in this order, I vacate the administrative decision of the Commissioner and remand this case for further proceedings before the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). I remand this case because the ALJ failed to explain why he did not credit the opinion of treating physician Eva…