Thomas Vinn v. Nancy A. Berryhill

I.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff applied for DIB on January 10, 2014 and SSI on January 6, 2015, alleging disability beginning April 3, 2009. See Dkt. 21, Administrative Record (“AR”) 42, 159-60. After his claims were denied initially and on reconsideration, Plaintiff requested and received a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). See AR 64-85. On May 16, 2016, the ALJ issued an unfavorable written decision. See AR 39-58. The ALJ determined that Plaintiff had the severe impairments of coronary artery disease, history of diverticulitis, and hypertension. See AR 42. The ALJ also determined that Plaintiff had the medically determinable impairments of asthma, GERD, mild alcohol use, depression, and anxiety, but concluded that those impairments were not severe. See AR 42-50. 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 AR 50. The ALJ then determined that despite his impairments Plaintiff retained the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform the full range of light work without any additional limitations. See id. The ALJ then concluded that Plaintiff was not…