Livingston Sagapolutele v. Kilolo Kijakazi

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed an application for SSI on March 31, 2014, alleging disability beginning January 16, 2015. See Dkt. 16, Administrative Record (“AR”) 177-82. After being denied initially and on reconsideration, Plaintiff requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). See AR 51-

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. 62. A hearing was held on August 22, 2017, and Plaintiff received an unfavorable decision on November 22, 2017. See AR 31-44. The ALJ found that Plaintiff had the severe impairments of schizophrenia, substance and alcohol abuse, hypertension, and osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine. See AR 33. The ALJ found that Plaintiff retained the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform medium work but with the following limitations: “can lift and/or carry 50 pounds occasionally and 25 pounds frequently; stand and/or walk with normal breaks for a total of six hours of an eight-hour day; sit with normal breaks for a total of six hours of an…