Madrid

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

(Social Security)

Plaintiff has filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g) seeking review of the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (Commissioner) denying her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental social security income (SSI) benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Defendant has answered and the parties have filed cross-motions for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, I conclude that the Commissioner’s decision should be affirmed and the complaint dismissed.

BACKGROUND

On May 29,1992, plaintiff filed applications for disability benefits and SSI, claiming disability since December 5, 1990, due to a respiratory condition and injury to her eardrums. (Administrative Record (A.R.) 51-55, 81.) Initially and upon reconsideration, plaintiffs application was denied, and she received a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) on November 14, 1994. (A.R.31, 56-74.) The ALJ found that plaintiff did not meet the disability insured status requirements on December 5, 1990, the date she stopped working. He further found that plaintiff had severe residuals from the…