Mathews

ORDER

Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying his application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. The parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment are pending. For the reasons discussed below, plaintiff’s motion is granted, the Commissioner is denied, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings.

I.BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed an application for SSI, alleging that he had been disabled since January 1, 2004. Administrative Record (“AR”) 153-161. His application was denied initially and upon reconsideration. Id. at 88-92, 94-98. On September 10, 2012, a hearing was held before administrative law judge (“ALJ”) Peter Belli. Id. at 42-69. Plaintiff was represented by counsel at the hearing, at which he and a vocational expert (“VE”) testified. Id.

On October 19, 2012, the ALJ issued his decision finding that plaintiff was not disabled under section 1614(a)(3)(A) of the act. 1 Id. at 20-35. The ALJ made the following specific findings:

Id. at 22-35 .

Plaintiffs request for Appeals Council review of the ALJ’s decision was denied on April 7, 2014, leaving…