Gates v. Astrue

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• holding that the ALJ may consider the situational nature of the Plaintiff’s depression, due to marital issues
• holding that an ALJ did not need to include limitations in the RFC 9 assessment caused by situational depression from life events
• concluding that “any depression experienced by [claimant] was situational in nature, related to marital issues, and improved with a regimen of medication and counseling”
• holding situational depression related to marital issues which improved with medication and counseling was not disabling
• finding that the ALJ did not err in relying on medical records that supported the conclusion that the claimants’ depression was situational in nature and improved with counseling and medication
• noting claimant’s depression was merely “situational in nature,” related to marital issues, and not severe

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