Christopher Terrill Radford v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. Introduction

17 On July 9, 2025, Plaintiff Christopher Terrill Radford filed a complaint in the Court. 18 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security denying 19 his applications for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social 20 Security Act, and also sought review of the Commissioner’s denial of his application for 21 Supplemental Security Income pursuant to Titles II and XVI, respectively. 22

II. Procedural Background

23 On November 2, 2022, Plaintiff applied for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits 24 and Supplemental Security Income. In both his application for SSDI and SSI, Plaintiff alleged that 25 the onset of his disability was March 16, 2022. These claims were denied initially on March 13, 26 2023, and upon reconsideration on February 26, 2024. Thereafter, Plaintiff filed a written request 27 for hearing received on March 13, 2024. On July 31, 2024, the ALJ held a telephone hearing. 28 1 On August 30, 2024, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision denying Plaintiff’s disability 2 claim. AR 7–26. On May 27, 2025, the Appeals Council denied…