Jace Nash v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff applied for SSI on August 11, 2014, alleging disability beginning on March 1, 2011. See Dkt. 16, Administrative Record (“AR”) 80-93. After being denied initially and on reconsideration, Plaintiff requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). See AR 112-40. A hearing was

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. held on February 6, 2017, at which Plaintiff and an impartial vocational expert testified. See AR 47-79. On May 30, 2017, the ALJ issued a written decision finding Plaintiff ineligible for disability benefits. See AR 30-45. The ALJ found that Plaintiff had not engaged in substantial gainful activity since his application date. See AR 35. The ALJ next found that Plaintiff had the severe impairments of degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine and fractures of the upper extremities. See id. The ALJ determined that Plaintiff had the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform medium work with the following limitations: “lift/carry…