Morales

ORDER

This social security action was submitted to the court without oral argument for ruling on plaintiffs motion for summary judgment. 1 Plaintiff argues that the ALJ’s treatment of the medical opinion evidence, plaintiffs subjective testimony, and the ALJ’s residual functional capacity determination constituted error. For the reasons explained below, plaintiffs motion is granted, the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) is reversed, and the matter is remanded for the payment of benefits.

PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On March 21, 2012, plaintiff filed an application for Supplemental Sécurity Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“the Act”) alleging disability beginning on January 1, 2004, (Transcript (“Tr.”) at 28,174-83.) Plaintiffs application was denied initially, (id. at 100-05), and upon reconsideration. (Id. at 113-17.)

Thereafter, plaintiff requested a hearing which was held before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) in December of 2013. (Id. at 28, 46-67.) Plaintiff was represented by an attorney and testified at the administrative hearing. (Id. at 46-47.) In a decision issued on February 28, 2014, the ALJ found that…