(SS) Vasquez v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

20 Plaintiff Joseph Vasquez (“Plaintiff”) seeks 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 Title XVI of the Social Security Act (the “Act”), 42 U.S.C. § 1383(c). (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 /// 28 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff protectively filed his SSI application on June 22, 2016, alleging disability as of the application date due to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (“ADHD”) and bipolar disorder. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17, 57, 58, 61, 69, 70, 74, 82, 171, 175, 209, 219.) Plaintiff was born on January 18, 1997, and has an eleventh-grade education. (AR 20, 25, 38, 57, 69, 171, 176, 209, 219.) A. Relevant Evidence of Record2 1. Medical Evidence While in twelfth grade in 2014, Plaintiff had an individualized educational plan (IEP), which was noted that he…