United States Tenth Circuit

Denial of Social Security disability insurance benefits for plaintiff is remanded for further proceedings where: 1) the evidence considered by the ALJ was an inadequate basis for a determination, one way or the other, as to plaintiff's alleged mental impairment; and 2) 20 C.F.R. section 404.1512(e) required the ALJ to seek additional available records that may clarify the extent of the alleged disability.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/15/2008
• Published 04/15/2008

Judges

• TACHA, Circuit Judge., Before TACHA, McKAY, and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Tenth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Gayle L. Troutman, Troutman & Troutman, P.C., Tulsa, OK, appearing for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eric B. Tucker, Special Assistant United States Attorney (John C. Richter, United States Attorney, and Tina M. Waddell, Regional Chief Counsel, Region VI, with him on the brief), Office of the General Counsel, Social Security Administration, Dallas, TX, appearing for Appellee.