Tugmon

I. BACKGROUND

Chasity filed an application on April 7, 2022, for (1) disabled adult child insurance benefits, which are available to those who have a disability that began before turning 22 years old; and (2) supplemental security income (SSI). (AR 17.) Chasity alleged that their disability began on September 3, 2014. (Id.) Their claims were denied initially and upon reconsideration.

1 This lawsuit was initially filed against Leland Dudek, who was then the Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d), Frank Bisignano, who is the current Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, is “automatically substituted” as Defendant. 2 All citations to “AR” refer to the Court Transcript Index Page Nos. (See Dkt. No. 10-2.) All other docket citations to page numbers refer to ECF pagination. (Id.) Chasity then filed a written request for a hearing. (Id.) On March 29, 2024, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) determined, based on a telephone hearing at which witness testimony was presented, that Chasity was not disabled from September 3, 2014, through the date of the decision. (Id. at 17–30.) The ALJ…