Spiva v. Astrue

Record failed to contain sufficient evidence to support ALJ denial of claimant's application for Social Security disability benefits based on certain mental impairments including schizophrenia and depression. ALJ failed to explain how she determined that claimant could perform last job as Wal-Mart clerk given claimant's mental impairments, and ALJ otherwise ignored symptoms of claimant's mental illness that could explain why he had difficulty taking his medications. Ct. further found that govt. could not rely on harmless error doctrine to avoid instant remand.