(SS) Symonds v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MIKE W. SYMONDS, No. 2:19-cv-01375 WBS CKD Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of Social Security, 15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”). For the reasons discussed below, the undersigned Magistrate Judge will recommend that plaintiff’s motion for remand be denied and the Commissioner’s cross-motion for summary judgment be granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff, born in 1959, applied on October 25, 2016 for SSI, alleging disability beginning July 21, 2015. Administrative Transcript (“AT”) 16, 24. Plaintiff alleged he was unable to work due to arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, lower back problems, and mental issues. AT 257. //// //// In a decision dated August 24, 2018, the ALJ determined…