United States Tenth Circuit

Denial of disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act is reversed where the ALJ erred by failing to 1) address all evidence concerning the process applicant must undergo to catheterize herself, and 2) provide sufficient reasons for rejecting treating physician's opinions.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/30/2003
• Published 05/30/2003

Judges

• PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge., Before SEYMOUR, KELLY, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Submitted on the briefs:  Kyle J. Saunders of Saunders and Saunders, Ada, OK, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Sheldon J. Sperling, United States Attorney, Tina M. Waddell, Regional Chief Counsel, Michael McGaughran, Deputy Regional Chief Counsel, and James A. Garrett, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, Dallas, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.