(SS) Blancett v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On February 16, 2020, Plaintiff Donna J. Blancett (“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”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) 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 A. Procedural History On August 24, 2016, Plaintiff protectively filed a claim for DIB payments, alleging she 28 became disabled on October 1, 2014, due to fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, obesity, irritable bowel syndrome, arthritis, back and knee pain, pulmonary obstruction, brain lesion, double vision, anxiety, depression, lack of concentration, and lack of comprehension. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 24–25, 68, 69, 84, 85, 193, 236, 245.) Plaintiff was born on September 23, 1957, and was 57 years old on the…