Daryl James Belzman v. Nancy A. Berryhill

I. INTRODUCTION

19 Plaintiff Daryl J. B. (“Plaintiff”) challenges the Commissioner’s denial of his 20 application for a period of disability and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and 21 supplemental security income (“SSI”). For the reasons stated below, the decision of 22 the Commissioner is AFFIRMED. 23

II. PROCEEDINGS BELOW

24 On August 11, 2016, Plaintiff applied for DIB alleging disability beginning 25 December 24, 2015. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 97-98, 115-117.) The Social 26 27 1 Partially redacted in compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 28 Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1 Security Administration denied the application on March 21, 2017. (AR 115.) 2 Plaintiff also protectively applied for supplemental security income on May 25, 2017. 3 (AR 155.) This application was also denied. (AR 155.) Both the DIB and SSI 4 applications were denied upon reconsideration on July 6, 2017. (AR 114, 133, 152, 5 155.) Plaintiff filed a written request for a hearing, and a hearing was held on May 6 21, 2018. (AR 50, 156.) …