I had a suicide attempt using tanquilizers and alcohol prior to filing. At the hearing, I said I had not had a drink since the incident. The ALJ, in his unfavorable report, made no mention of alcohol abuse. It was the AC who used that as one of 2 reasons for remanding the case back to the ALJ. The other reason was the ALJ didn't give the psychiatrist and general practioners's RFC's enough weight in his ruling. I think it was just their excuse for remanding the case since the 2nd application was approved effective the day after the denial. Maybe they were embarrassed. Whatever their reason, now its been remanded to probably the same ALJ who denied it in the first place, with a chance to overturn the approval.