STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR VOLUNTARY REMAND

ERICA P. GROSJEAN, Magistrate Judge.

IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by the parties, through their undersigned attorneys, that this action be remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further administrative action pursuant to section 205(g) of the Social Security Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), sentence four.

Upon remand, the Appeals Council will instruct the administrative law judge (ALJ) to offer Plaintiff a new hearing and the opportunity to present new evidence. The Appeals Council will direct the ALJ to perform the sequential evaluation process for the following periods: April 18, 2005, through September 12, 2007, and January 22, 2011, through the date of the ALJ's decision on remand. Moreover, the Appeals Council will instruct the ALJ to reevaluate the medical evidence relevant to the adjudicatory periods, including, but not limited to, all medical-source opinion evidence concerning physical and mental impairments, and explain the weight given to the opinion evidence in accordance with 20 C.F.R. § 416.927, and Social Security Rulings (SSR) 96-2p and 96-5p. Furthermore, if necessary, the ALJ will obtain vocational expert testimony at step five of the sequential evaluation process.

ORDER

Based upon the parties' Stipulation for Voluntary Remand, and for cause shown, the above-captioned action is remanded to the Commissioner of Social Security for further proceedings consistent with the terms of the above stipulation. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter final judgment in favor of Plaintiff Mai Chang and against Defendant Carolyn W. Colvin and to close this case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.