William Robert Wagner v. Andrew Saul

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff William R. W.2 (“Plaintiff”) challenges the Commissioner’s denial of 20 his application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). For the reasons stated 21 below, the decision of the Commissioner is REVERSED and the action is 22 REMANDED for further proceedings consistent with this Order. 23 /// 24 25 1 Pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Kilolo Kijakazi, the Acting Commissioner of Social Security, is hereby substituted as the defendant. 2 Plaintiff’s name is partially redacted 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. II. SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS On May 22, 2017, Plaintiff protectively filed a Title II application for DIB alleging that he had been disabled since January 1, 2017, due to manic depression, neuropathy in both legs, severe lower back pain and numbness in both legs, diabetes, hearing loss and Tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, and sleep apnea. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17, 225, 258.) His…