Rosa Maria Pena Martinez v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION

9 On February 26, 2014, Plaintiff, formerly employed as an adult home care worker, childcare worker, mechanical assembler (antenna, watches, airplane parts), and agricultural field worker (see AR 62-65, 228-33, 239-44), filed an application for Disability Insurance Benefits, alleging an inability to work because of a disabling condition since November 18, 2012. (See AR 198-201). The Commissioner denied Plaintiff’s application initially and on reconsideration. (AR 91, 105). 17 On November 29, 2016, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), Kyle E. Andeer, heard testimony from Plaintiff (represented by counsel) and an impartial vocational expert (“VE”), Steve Hughes. (See AR 45-74). On January 5, 2017, the ALJ issued a decision denying Plaintiff’s application. (See AR 29-36). Applying the five-step sequential process, the ALJ found at step one that Plaintiff had not engaged in substantial gainful activity since November 18, 2012, the alleged onset date, through June 30, 2015, the date last insured. (AR 31). At step 26 27 …