Anna Cristina Carbajal v. Nancy A. Berryhill

BACKGROUND

24 On October 30, 2012, Plaintiff filed applications for Disability Insurance 25 Benefits and Supplemental Security Income, alleging disability beginning September 26 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2(c)(2)(B) and the recommendation of the Committee on Court Administration and Case 28 22, 2009. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 593-602.) Her applications were denied 2 initially and upon reconsideration. (AR 409-422.) Plaintiff appeared with counsel at 3 hearings conducted before an ALJ on November 10, 2014, March 11, 2015, and July 4 31, 2015. At the hearings, Plaintiff, a medical expert (“ME”), and a vocational expert 5 (“VE”) testified. (AR 318-362.) 6 On August 20, 2015, the ALJ issued a decision finding that Plaintiff suffered 7 from the following medically severe impairments: degenerative disc disease of the 8 lumbar spine, stenosis, and stress incontinence. (AR 302.) The ALJ then determined 9 that Plaintiff retained the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform light work 10 except that she could occasionally bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, and crawl and she 11 required…