the court issued a decision and remanded with directions to award benefits
Merati’s findings are genuinely inconsistent with Dr
4) The ALJ’s reasons for according “little weight” to the testimony of Plaintiff’s girlfriend
1) Whether the ALJ complied with this Court’s prior remand order in evaluating the severity of Plaintiff’s fibromyalgia and in failing to evaluate the lay evidence from his family members
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
Carlos F. v. O’Malley (S.D. Fla. Mar. 31, 2025) - vestibular impairment, meeting/equalling a listing, definition of medical source, VE/DOT inconsistency the court issued a decisionCarlos F. v. OMalley, Case No. 1: 23 cv 24563 LOUIS (S. D. Fla. Mar. 31, 2025) (opinion by U. S. Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis, by consent) Briefs for purchase: Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment, Plaintiffs Reply Brief, and courts Order Topics addressed: Evaluation of vestibular impairment Listing meeting a listing Listing medical equivalence Definition of a medical source opinion Issues Reserved to the Commissioner RFC failure to address