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PAMELA J. FOLLEN v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY

Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 11, 2026

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Eric S. McDaniel, MALYUK MCDANIEL KASPER LLC, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: Meghan O’Callaghan, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Eric S. McDaniel, Matthew J. Kasper, MALYUK MCDANIEL KASPER LLC, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: Dorrelyn K. Dietrich, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, Chicago, Illinois, for Appellee.

Judge(s): TRANCH, BUSH, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio at Akron

JOHN K. BUSH, Circuit Judge. In this appeal, we consider whether a district court can remand a case to the Social Security Administration (SSA) under Sentence Four of 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) without explicitly affirming, modifying, or reversing the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to deny a claimant benefits. We hold that it cannot, so we VACATE the district court’s decision and REMAND for further proceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.

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