[William N.] v. Kijakazi (E.D. Mo. Mar. 21, 2022) - migraine headaches, RFC - reliance on outdated assessments of the State agency medical consultants the ALJ had an ‘affirmative

the ALJ had an ‘affirmative obligation’ to ‘attempt[ ] to fill any clear gaps in the administrative record’ created by inconsistencies in the medical opinions — for example

are not based on substantial evidence

The court also found that the “other clinical findings” that the ALJ found to be inconsistent with the physician’s opinions were insufficient because they were not listed by the ALJ and “in any event

The court cited from decisions in other circuits in observing:

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[William N.] v. Kijakazi (E.D. Mo. Mar. 21, 2022) - migraine headaches, RFC - reliance on outdated assessments of the State agency medical consultants the ALJ had an ‘affirmative[William N.] v. Kijakazi, No. 4: 20 CV 1422 CDP, 2022 WL 832328 (E. D. Mo. Mar. 21, 2022) (Decision by U. S. District Judge Catherine D. Perry) Briefs Included: Plaintiffs Brief, Plaintiffs Statement of Uncontroverted Facts, and Plaintiffs Reply Brief Topics addressed: Listing medical equivalence ALJ must build an accurate and logical bridge from the evidence to his conclusion RFC lack of support for findings RFC reliance on outdated assessments of