ROGERS v. COLVIN

Case No. C13-5627-RSL-BAT.

CORTINA M. ROGERS, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Washington, Seattle.

May 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cortina M Rogers, Plaintiff, represented by Laura Beth Waller, DELLERT BAIRD LAW OFFICES, PLLC & Christopher H Dellert, DELLERT BAIRD LAW OFFICES, PLLC.

Carolyn W Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration, Defendant, represented by Kerry Jane Keefe, US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Jeffrey R. McClain, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION & Jeffrey E Staples, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.


REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA, Magistrate Judge.

Cortina M. Rogers seeks review of the denial of her Disability Insurance Benefits application. She contends the ALJ erred by (1) making step-three findings without obtaining an updated medical opinion from a medical expert, and (2) summarily rejecting the Department of Veterans Affairs disability rating. Dkt. 24. The Court agrees and recommends that the case be REVERSED and

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