David George v. Nancy A. Berryhill

INTRODUCTION

David G. (“Plaintiff”) applied for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) on August 7, 2015, alleging disability beginning June 30, 2015. See Dkt. 16, Administrative Record (“AR”) 174-82.1 Plaintiff’s claim was denied initially and on reconsideration. See AR 108-12, 116-21. Plaintiff requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”), which was held on April 11, 2018. See AR 37-76. On April 26, 2018, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff was not disabled under the Social Security Act. See AR 17-36. The ALJ followed the five-step

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. sequential evaluation process for determining whether an individual is disabled. At step one, the ALJ found that Plaintiff had not engaged in substantial gainful activity since his application date. See AR 22. At step two, the ALJ determined that Plaintiff had the following severe impairments: obesity, congestive heart failure, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, degenerative disc…