Jeanne Carlson v. Kilolo Kijakazi

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Jeanne C.1 (“Plaintiff”) challenges the Commissioner’s denial of her 19 application for supplemental security income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social 20 Security Act. For the reasons stated below, the decision of the Commissioner is

REVERSED.

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1 Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. II. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS On August 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application for SSI, alleging that she had been disabled since January 1, 2013, due to depression, ulcerative colitis, panic attacks, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (Administrative Record (“AR”) 14, 198-203, 222.) Her claim was denied initially on October 16, 2020, and upon reconsideration on January 21, 2021. (AR 14, 74-115.) On March 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a written request for hearing, and a hearing was held on October 5, 2021. (AR 44-73, 135, 150-64.) Plaintiff, represented by counsel, appeared…