Facts

Plaintiff Kathleen Eiswald applied for disability insurance benefits and supplemental social security income under the social security act. Eiswald's application was denied initially and on reconsideration. Eiswald then requested a hearing before an administrative law judge, who determined that Eiswald suffered from the severe impairments of anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, left De Quervain's syndrome of the wrist and status post-breast cancer, but was not disabled. Eiswald filed for judicial review and moved for summary judgment. Defendant cross-motioned for summary judgment.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS: Plaintiff contended that defendant did not give the appropriate amount of weight to the medical testimony provided and additionally improperly weighed the non-medical evidence by improperly concluding that plaintiff did not meet the mental-health listing criteria without sufficient evidence. Additionally, plaintiff contended that defendant's assessment of plaintiff's residual functional capacity was unsupported by valid evidence.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS: Defendant denied the allegations and contended that he gave the appropriate amount of weight to the medical testimony provided. Defendant further contended that she properly assessed plaintiff's impairments in her RFC.

Result

The court entered judgment granting plaintiff's motion for summary judgment and denying defendant's cross-motion for summary judgment. The court also remanded the case for further proceedings on the grounds that defendant did not provide sufficient reasons for not giving more weight to the medical testimony.