Allen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 K.A., Case No. 23-cv-06703-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER RE SOCIAL SECURITY

v. APPEAL

LELAND DUDEK, Re: Dkt. Nos. 16, 20, 23 Defendant.

13 Plaintiff K.A.1 challenges a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”)2 denying his application for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 1381, et seq. K.A. contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) failed to adequately develop the record, erred in evaluating the medical opinion evidence, and improperly discounted K.A.’s subjective statements regarding his symptoms. As a result, K.A. argues that the ALJ’s residual functional capacity (“RFC”) assessment is not supported by substantial evidence. The Commissioner maintains that the ALJ properly evaluated the evidence and that substantial evidence supports his conclusion that K.A. is …