Summary
The court denied Plaintiff Philip Harry Werner, Jr.’s motion for reconsideration of an order remanding his Social Security disability case to the Commissioner for further administrative proceedings. The court found no manifest error of law and declined to reverse the benefits determination on an incomplete record concerning Plaintiff’s diabetic retinopathy and alleged visual impairment. The matter remained remanded for further factual development.
Court
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania
Decision date
April 16, 2026
Docket number
2:25-cv-01427
Disposition
other
Questions Presented
- Whether the court's prior remand order should be reconsidered because of a manifest error of law.
- Whether the court should reverse the Commissioner's denial of benefits and order calculation of benefits rather than remand for further administrative fact-finding.
Holdings
- Reconsideration was not warranted because Plaintiff identified no intervening change in controlling law, newly discovered evidence, or manifest error of law or fact.
- The court properly declined to reverse the benefits denial or order calculation of benefits because the record was incomplete and required further administrative fact-finding concerning Plaintiff's diabetic retinopathy and visual acuity.
Court Document
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