(SS) Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On October 28, 2019, minor child Plaintiff Logan Miguel Hernandez (“Plaintiff”), through his Court-appointed guardian ad litem, filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his application for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Docs. 1, 10.) 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 II. BACKGROUND On April 9, 2016, an application for SSI was protectively filed on behalf of Plaintiff, a 28 child under the age of 18. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 237–46 (Plaintiff was born on February 25, 2007).) The application alleged that Plaintiff became disabled on February 25, 2009, due to learning disabilities, speech and language problems, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). (AR 396–97.) The Commissioner denied Plaintiff’s…