Shauger v. Astrue

Record failed to support ALJ's denial of claimant's application for Social Security disability benefits arising out of claimant's nerve disorder that impaired his vision and caused him to have severe headaches, where ALJ found that claimant was not credible with respect to nature and severity of his symptoms. Record contained evidence to support claimant's contention that he suffered from severe headaches, and fact that claimant had gaps in treatment for his condition did not support finding that claimant was not credible where ALJ failed to ask claimant to explain reasons for said gaps in treatment. ALJ also failed to adequately develop full and fair record to determine why non-treating medical expert was skeptical about severity of claimant's headaches.