(SS)Verdugo

I. Introduction

14 Plaintiff Herlinda Guadalupe Verdugo seeks judicial review of a final decision of the 15 Commissioner of Social Security denying her applications for disability insurance benefits (DIB) 16 and supplemental security income pursuant to Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act.2

II. Factual and Procedural Background

18 Plaintiff applied for benefits on September 14, 2021, alleging disability as of March 31, 19 2020. AR 308, 315. The Commissioner denied the applications initially on November 9, 2021, 20 and on reconsideration on March 11, 2022. AR 119–20; 163–64. The ALJ held a hearing on April 21 28, 2023. AR 37–64. The ALJ issued an unfavorable decision on September 15, 2023. AR 18– 22 36. The Appeals Council denied review on March 13, 2024 (AR 1–6) and this appeal followed.

III. The Disability Standard

24 Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §405(g), this court has the authority to review a decision by the 25 Commissioner denying a claimant disability benefits. “This court may set aside the

1 The case caption of the cover page of the Administrative Record references a different claimant and different case number, followed by…