Haga v. Barnhart

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• holding that the Court may not adopt post hoc rationalizations supporting an ALJ’s decision that were not apparent from the decision itself
• holding that ALJ “should have explained why he rejected four of the moderate restrictions on [treating doctor’s] RFC assessment while appearing to adopt the others”
• concluding that the “ALJ should have explained why he rejected four of the moderate restrictions on [a nonexamining physician’s] RFC assessment while appearing to adopt the others”
• holding that the administrative law judge erred in failing to explain why he had rejected some of the consulting doctor's restrictions as to the residual functional capacity \while appearing to adopt others\
• concluding that other reports by social worker were “inconsistent with treatment notes, mental status exams and daily activities including being primary caregiver for [plaintiff’s] child as well as watching her toddler grandchildren”
• holding that an agency must explain the evidentiary support for its determination

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