Noel Antonio Villalobos v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff applied for DIB on December 1, 2011, and for SSI on December 13, 2011. See Dkt. 16, Administrative Record (“AR”) 460, 464. In both applications, Plaintiff alleged disability beginning February 21, 2007. See id. After being denied initially and on reconsideration, Plaintiff received a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) on August 7, 2014. See AR 32-57. On November 18, 2014, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff was not disabled. See AR 149-60. On June 7, 2016, the Appeals Council remanded the matter for further proceedings. See AR 165-69. In its remand order, the Appeals Council directed the ALJ to offer Plaintiff the opportunity for a supplemental hearing, obtain additional medical evidence, and give further consideration to Plaintiff’s maximum residual functional capacity (“RFC”). See id. On August 10, 2017, a second hearing took place with a different ALJ. See AR 58-97. Plaintiff appeared and testified at the hearing, along with an impartial vocational expert (“VE”). See id. On December 6, 2017, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff was not disabled. See AR 15-25. The ALJ followed the five-step sequential evaluation process for determining whether an…