In an action challenging the Social Security Commissioner's denial of disability benefits, summary judgment for defendant is reversed where the Administrative Law Judge failed to give controlling weight to a medical evaluation by plaintiff's treating physician or to explain his reasons for such action.
Read Hensley v. Comm'r. of Soc. Sec., No. 08-6389
Appellate Information
Submitted: June 16, 2009
Decided and Filed: July 21, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Friedman
Counsel
For Appellant:
Julie Anne Atkins, Atkins Law Office, Harlan, KY
For Appellee:
Jerome M. Albanese, Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel, Atlanta, GA,
Anita Kay Brotherton, Social Security Administration, Office of General Counsel, Atlanta, GA,
