(SS) Torres Lua v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 8 DANIEL TORRES LUA, Case No. 1:18-cv-001594-JDP 9 Plaintiff, ORDER ON SOCIAL SECURITY APPEAL 10 v. 11 C SEO CM UM RI IS TS YI ,O NER OF SOCIAL

Defendant.

14 Claimant Daniel Torres Lua has requested judicial review of the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA”) denial of his application for disability insurance benefits. On February 26, 2020, we heard argument from the parties. Having reviewed the record and considered the arguments raised by the parties, we will affirm the decision of the administrative law judge (“ALJ”). On appeal, we ask whether substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s factual findings and whether the ALJ applied the correct legal standards. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g). We will uphold the ALJ’s decision if it is rational, even if there is another rational interpretation of the evidence; we will not substitute our judgment for that of the Commissioner. See Revels v. Berryhill, 874 F.3d 648, 654 (9th Cir. 2017). Claimant seeks remand, arguing that the ALJ made three errors: (1)…