Larson v. Astrue

Record failed to support ALJ's denial of claimant's application for Supplemental Security Income based on contention that claimant suffered from anxiety, depression and ankle pain. ALJ improperly failed to give controlling weight to opinion of claimant's treating psychiatrist, who concluded that claimant's history of episodes of decompensation were sufficient to qualify claimant's condition as listed impairment, where ALJ disregarded medical evidence supporting finding of disability and failed to note long-standing nature of psychiatrist's treatment relationship with claimant. Moreover, nothing in record supported ALJ's inference that there were ways in which claimant's condition could be treated or managed.