condition that did not require her to be hospitalized. Id. at 8-14.

E. Complaint and Procedural History
Plaintiff filed her complaint on March 25, 2008. On August 29, 2008, plaintiff moved to remand in order for the plan administrator to consider her recent diagnosis of Huntington's Disease. After extensive briefing and a hearing on the motion, defendant stipulated to remand and to augmentation of the record with documents submitted by plaintiff regarding Huntington's Disease. Accordingly, an order was issued to this effect on October 6, 2008.
*1196 The supplemented administrative record consisted of a declaration of nurse practitioner Teresa Tempkin offered by plaintiff, a copy of her medical evaluation at UC Davis Medical Center's Department of Neurology after her diagnosis of Huntington's Disease, a copy of the Merck Manual of Diagnosisand Therapy describing Huntington's Disease, a copy of a book from the Huntington's Disease Society of America entitled "Understanding Behavior in Huntington's Disease," and, finally, a letter from defendant to plaintiff's counsel on December 30, 2008, confirming its prior decision to deny benefits after review of her claim file in light of the new diagnosis.
In supplement of the record, plaintiff has submitted the apparent medical record from her visit to the UC Davis Medical Center Department of Neurology on July 11, 2008. Supplemental Administrative Record ("SAR") at 15. According to the document, plaintiff's reason for her visit was loss of balance and, at that time, she was diagnosed with Huntington's Disease. Id. In the review of plaintiff's medical history, the treating physician noted that plaintiff reported that beginning