(SS) Stern v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff Ellen Stern (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.1 II. BACKGROUND On May 21, 2021, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB payments, alleging she became disabled on January 28, 2020, due to positional orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (“POTS”). (Administrative Record (“AR”) 19, 77, 95, 251.) Plaintiff was born on June 11, 1980, and was 39 years old on the alleged onset date. (AR 76, 94, 247, 287, 308.) She has completed some college 28 and has past work as a paramedic, firefighter, salesperson, hostess, and customer service representative. (AR 28, 29, 45, 46, 251, 263.) A. Relevant Medical Evidence of Record2 Plaintiff presented to her…