(SS) Beyer v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. Introduction

14 Plaintiff Martin Jonathan Beyer seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 15 Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for 16 supplemental security income pursuant to Title XVI of the Social Security Act. For the reasons 17 stated below, substantial evidence and applicable law support the ALJ’s decision that Plaintiff was 18 not disabled.1

II. Factual and Procedural Background2

20 On January 31, 2021, Plaintiff applied for supplemental security income. The 21 Commissioner denied the application initially on June 25, 2021, and on reconsideration on 22 November 4, 2021. AR 103–08; 116–21. A hearing was held before an Administrative Law Judge 23 (the “ALJ”) on August 17, 2022. AR 40–64. On August 31, 2022, the ALJ issued an unfavorable 24 decision. AR 17–35. The Appeals Council denied review on May 17, 2023 (AR 1–6) and this 25 appeal followed.

1 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a United States Magistrate Judge. Docs. 7, 10 2 The undersigned has reviewed the relevant portions of the administrative record including the medical, opinion and 28…