Silva
Silva v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
20 Plaintiff Julio S. seeks judicial review of the Commissioner of Social Security’s 21 denial of his application for disability benefits.1 Dkt. No. 1. The parties filed a Joint Motion 22 for Judicial Review. Dkt. No. 17. 23 For the reasons discussed below, the Court RECOMMENDS GRANTING the 24 Motion in Plaintiff’s favor and REMANDING this action for further proceedings 25 consistent with this Report and Recommendation. 26 27 1 In the interest of privacy, this Report and Recommendation uses only the first name and 28 II. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 2 Plaintiff applied for disability insurance benefits alleging disability beginning February 28, 2020. AR 95. The Social Security Administration denied Plaintiff’s 4 application initially and on reconsideration. AR 1–6. Plaintiff requested and received an 5 Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) hearing on December 9, 2021, and the ALJ held a 6 supplemental hearing on October 4, 2022. AR 37–93. The ALJ issued a written decision 7 finding Plaintiff not disabled. AR 14–31. The Appeals Council denied Plaintiff’s request 8 for review (AR 1–6), and this case followed.