(SS) Ortega v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

19 On February 22, 2019, Plaintiff Raul Ortega (“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”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”) and supplemental security income (“SSI”). 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. 6, 8.) 1 On February 6, 2015, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB and SSI payments, alleging he became disabled on January 2, 2012 due to seizures, high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 244, 246, 265.) Plaintiff was born on October 15, 1970 and was 42 years old as of the alleged onset date. (AR 261.) Plaintiff has a high school education, has past work in maintenance and sanitation, and last…