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Diana Phillips v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner

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Submitted: January 10, 2012

Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and BYE, Circuit Judges.

Diana Phillips filed applications for supplemental security income benefits and disabled widow’s benefits. In conjunction with the medical-vocational guidelines, 20 C.F.R. Part 404, Subpart P, Appendix 2, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) found Phillips was not disabled. After granting review, the Appeals Council, and later the district court, affirmed the ALJ’s finding. The sole issue in this appeal is whether the Commissioner failed to consider whether Phillips, who was four months shy of her fifty-fifth birthday, should have been classified as being of “advanced age,” rather than “closely approaching advanced age,” which impacts her disability determination. Because we are unable to determine from the record whether the Commissioner considered whether Phillips should be moved to the higher age category, we remand the case for further proceedings.

 
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