Stafford

I. Background

21 Because of the extensive record in this matter, the court will discuss only those portions of 22 Plaintiff’s medical history relevant to its decision. 23 Plaintiff has complained of fatigue and sleep difficulties to various medical providers since 24 25 1 Pursuant to the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 26 Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States, Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted.

27 2 The Administrative Record (“AR”), which is independently paginated, has been filed in eight 2019. AR at 1133–72 (Plaintiff endorsed frequent “[t]rouble falling or staying asleep, or sleeping too much” and “[f]eeling tired or having little energy” between October 2019 and January 2020). In May of 2020, Plaintiff declined to perform exercises at a physical therapy appointment due to his “poor energy level—something that is currently predominating most aspects of his life and a major area of concern for him.” Id. at 1493. He told his physical therapist that he planned “to do some more blood work and a CT scan to try to figure out why his energy is so depleted.” Id. Plaintiff had a sleep medicine…