(SS) Gomez v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

19 On August 24, 2018, Plaintiff Zeferina Adelina Gomez (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.1 ///

1 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a U.S. Magistrate Judge. (Docs. 8, 18.) 1 On August 22, 2014, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB payments, alleging she became disabled on February 2, 2012 due to a herniated disc, lumbar spine impairment, severe back pain, cervical spine impairment, and headaches. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 19, 21–22, 55, 70, 246–50, 261.) Plaintiff was born on August 4, 1967 and was 44 years old as of the alleged onset date. (AR 28, 55, 70, 246, 261.) Plaintiff has a second-grade education and only speaks Spanish, and…