Mia Antuna v. Nancy A. Berryhill

I.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed an application for DIB on March 24, 2017, alleging disability beginning on December 1, 2016. See Administrative Record (“AR”) 15. After a hearing in August 2018, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff had the

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. severe impairments of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine status post cervical fusion surgery, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, mild degenerative joint disease of the bilateral hips, history of thyroid cancer, major depressive disorder, and cannabis abuse. See AR 17. The ALJ also concluded that Plaintiff did not have an impairment or combination of impairments that met or medically equaled one of the listed impairments. See id. The ALJ then determined that Plaintiff’s residual functional capacity (“RFC”) limited her to light work with certain additional limitations. See AR 19. The ALJ concluded that Plaintiff was not disabled because although she could not return to her past work,…