Mitzi A. Douillard v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed an application for SSI on February 6, 2015, alleging disability beginning on October 1, 2008. See Dkt. 16, Administrative Record (“AR”) 489-98. After being denied initially and on reconsideration, Plaintiff

1 The Court partially redacts Plaintiff’s name in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). See AR 423-48. A hearing was held on May 16, 2017, at which Plaintiff and an impartial vocational expert testified. See AR 340-64. On June 9, 2017, the ALJ issued a written decision finding Plaintiff ineligible for disability benefits. See

AR 30-46.

The ALJ found that Plaintiff had not engaged in substantial gainful activity since her application date. See AR 35. The ALJ next found that Plaintiff had the severe impairments of degenerative disc disease and osteoarthritis of the right shoulder. See id. The ALJ determined that Plaintiff had the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform light work, except that she could only occasionally reach…