Charles R. v. Andrew Saul

INTRODUCTION

Charles R. (“Plaintiff”) applied for Supplemental Security Income on July 21, 2016, alleging disability beginning August 16, 2001. See Dkt. 19, Administrative Record (“AR”) 138-47.2 After being denied initially, see AR 101-04, and on reconsideration, see AR 108-12, Plaintiff requested and

1 Andrew M. Saul is now the Commissioner of Social Security and is automatically substituted as a party pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 25(d). 2 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. All citations to the administrative record are to the record pagination. All other citations are to the CM/ECF pagination. received a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) on March 26, 2018, see AR 53-77. The ALJ issued an unfavorable decision on July 10, 2018. See AR 38-52. The ALJ followed the five-step 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…