Sandra Herrera v. Kilolo Kijakazi

Case 2:21-cv-06907-KES Document Filed 08/11/ Page 1 of Page ID #:1006

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANDRA H., Case No. 2:21-cv-06907-KES

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v.

ORDER

KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

I.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff Sandra H. (“Plaintiff”) applied for Title II disability insurance

benefits (“DIB”) and Title XVI supplemental security income (“SSI”) alleging a disability onset date of February 12, 2019, when she was hospitalized for congestive heart failure. Administrative Record (“AR”) 174-80, 485. On January 11, 2021, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) conducted a hearing at which Plaintiff, who was represented by counsel, appeared and testified along with a vocational expert (“VE”). AR 31-56. On March 10, 2021, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision. AR 12-30. The…