(SS) Moua v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

19 On April 22, 2019, Plaintiff Za Xiong Moua (“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”). 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 March 23, 2015, Plaintiff protectively filed an application for DIB payments, alleging he became disabled on December 31, 20112 due to depression, “waist and back pain,” “sleepless[ness],” and memory loss. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 200–01, 275, 362.) Plaintiff was born on May 12, 1964 and was 47 years old as of the alleged onset date. (AR 330.) Plaintiff completed some school, approximately through the ninth grade, has past work experience as an assembly worker…