(SS) Munoz Ferrer v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ISMAEL MUNOZ FERRER, No. 1:18-cv-00494-GSA Plaintiff, v. ORDER REMANDING CASE FOR

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ANDREW SAUL,1 Commissioner of SENTENCE 4 OF 42 U.S.C. § 506(g) Social Security, 14 Defendant. 16 17 I. Introduction Plaintiff Ismael Munoz Ferrer (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for disability insurance benefits pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act. The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs which were submitted without oral argument to the Honorable Gary S. Austin, United States Magistrate Judge. See Docs. 20, 21 and 22. Having reviewed the record as a whole, the Court finds that the ALJ erred in failing to give appropriate deference to Plaintiff’s VA disability rating, or to articulate a reasonable basis for disregarding it. 26 1 Commissioner of Social Security Andrew…