(SS) Flores v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

19 On January 15, 2019, Plaintiff Mary Doris Flores (“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”) 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 26

1 The parties consented to the jurisdiction of a U.S. Magistrate Judge. (Docs. 8, 17.) 1 On July 9, 2015, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB payments, and on July 13, 2015, Plaintiff filed an application for SSI payments, alleging she became disabled on August 8, 2014 due to Meniere’s disease and vertigo. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 63, 176–79.) Plaintiff was born on December 13, 1951 and was 63 years old as of the alleged onset date. (AR 178.) Plaintiff has a college education, past work experience as a customer service…