MEYER v. ASTRUE

No. 10-1581.

662 F.3d 700 (2011)

Maurice E. MEYER, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: December 2, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Robertson H. Wendt, Jr. , Law Offices of Robertson Wendt, North Charleston, South Carolina, for Appellant. Jennifer Randall , Social Security Administration, Denver, Colorado, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: William N. Nettles , United States Attorney, Marvin J. Caughman , Assistant United States Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Columbia, South Carolina; Dorrelyn K. Dietrich , Special Assistant United States Attorney, Social Security Administration, Denver, Colorado, for Appellee.

Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Judge KING and Judge DUNCAN joined.


OPINION

DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:

After suffering severe injuries in an accidental fall, Maurice Eugene Meyer applied for Social Security disability insurance benefits. An administrative law judge ("ALJ") denied the claim, noting that Meyer failed to provide an opinion from his treating physician. When Meyer requested review of his claim by the Appeals Council, he submitted a letter from his treating physician...

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