(SS) Grom v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

19 On October 2, 2018, Plaintiff David Grom (“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 his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and supplemental security income (“SSI”) 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, 9.) 1 On June 25, 2014, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB and SSI payments, alleging he became disabled on December 31, 2012 due to depression. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 129, 172.) Plaintiff was born on May 21, 1965 and was 47 years old as of the alleged onset date. (AR 144.) Plaintiff has a high school education, past work experience as a machine operator, warehouse worker labor stores, construction worker, and van driver, and…