Brandee Mcclure v. Andrew Saul

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDEE M., Case No. 5:20-cv-01885-AFM

Plaintiff,

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND

v. ORDER REVERSING AND REMANDING DECISION OF ANDREW SAUL, Commissioner of

COMMISSIONER

Social Security, Defendant. 17 INTRODUCTION On December 4, 2017, Plaintiff filed applications for benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, alleging disability beginning on July 21, 2014. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 15.) Following denial of her applications initially and on reconsideration (AR 128-131, 141-147), a hearing was held before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). (AR 33-57.) Thereafter, the ALJ issued an unfavorable decision on March 17, 2020, finding that Plaintiff suffered from severe impairments consisting of “degenerative disc disease, carpal tunnel syndrome,

1 Plaintiff’s name has been partially redacted in accordance with Federal Rule of…