Douglas Lee Beason Sr. v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION

13 14 On July 24, 2017, Plaintiff, formerly employed as a security and 15 law enforcement custody officer and detention officer, a San Bernardino 16 municipal enforcement officer, a Spring Lake public safety/boat patrol 17 officer, and a Riverside College Police Department police 18 officer/traffic officer (see AR 41-42, 207-12), filed an application for 19 Disability Insurance Benefits, alleging an inability to work because of 20 a disabling condition since March 30, 2017. (See AR 19, 170-73). 21 Plaintiff’s application was denied initially on October 23, 2017 and on 22 reconsideration on January 19, 2018. (See AR 65, 98). 23 24 On September 5, 2018, the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), Susanne 25 M. Cichanowicz, heard testimony from Plaintiff (represented by counsel) 26 and vocational expert (“VE”) Ms. Rae. (See AR 36-64). On September 21, 27 2018, the ALJ issued a decision denying Plaintiff’s application. (See 28 AR 19-29). Applying the five-step sequential process, the ALJ found at step one that Plaintiff had not engaged in substantial gainful activity 1 since March 30,…