context: Remand to the Commissioner is the appropriate disposition where, as here, the ALJ incorrectly applied the law and failed to adequately develop the medical record.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 94 F.3d 34, 39
citation_a.parenthetical: "When there are gaps in the administrative record or the ALJ has applied an improper legal standard, we have, on numerous occasions, remanded to the [Commissioner] for further development of the evidence."
citation_a.sentence: See Pratts v. Chater, 94 F.3d 34, 39 (2d Cir.1996) (“When there are gaps in the administrative record or the ALJ has applied an improper legal standard, we have, on numerous occasions, remanded to the [Commissioner] for further development of the evidence.”) (citation omitted) (alteration in original); see also Rosa, 168 F.3d at 83 (remanding to the Commissioner for further development of the evidence where the ALJ “failed to fulfill her duty in [claimant’s] case in several respects.”) (internal quotations omitted) (alteration in original); Devora, 205 F.Supp.2d at 173 (“Where the ALJ has failed to develop the administrative record, remand for a new hearing is appropriate.”); Welch v. Chater, 923 F.Supp. 17, 20 (W.D.N.Y.1996) (remanding to the Commissioner for further evidentia-ry proceedings where ALJ failed to sufficiently develop the record regarding claimant’s ability to handle the mental demands of past work).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 205 F.Supp.2d 173, 173
citation_b.parenthetical: "Where the ALJ has failed to develop the administrative record, remand for a new hearing is appropriate."
citation_b.sentence: See Pratts v. Chater, 94 F.3d 34, 39 (2d Cir.1996) (“When there are gaps in the administrative record or the ALJ has applied an improper legal standard, we have, on numerous occasions, remanded to the [Commissioner] for further development of the evidence.”) (citation omitted) (alteration in original); see also Rosa, 168 F.3d at 83 (remanding to the Commissioner for further development of the evidence where the ALJ “failed to fulfill her duty in [claimant’s] case in several respects.”) (internal quotations omitted) (alteration in original); Devora, 205 F.Supp.2d at 173 (“Where the ALJ has failed to develop the administrative record, remand for a new hearing is appropriate.”); Welch v. Chater, 923 F.Supp. 17, 20 (W.D.N.Y.1996) (remanding to the Commissioner for further evidentia-ry proceedings where ALJ failed to sufficiently develop the record regarding claimant’s ability to handle the mental demands of past work).