Lee A. Swift v. Andrew Saul

I. INTRODUCTION

18 Plaintiff Lee A. S.2 (“Plaintiff”) challenges the Commissioner’s denial of his 20 application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). For the reasons stated below, 21 the decision of the Commissioner is AFFIRMED. 22 /// 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 April 5, 2017, Plaintiff filed a Title II application for DIB alleging that he had been disabled since May 6, 2016, due to PTSD, essential hypertension, neck fusion, occipital neuralgia, umbilical hernia, ulnar neuropathy at elbow, shoulder surgery, and heart problems. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 13, 160-61, 183.) His claims were denied initially on August 25, 2017, and upon reconsideration on October 20, 2017. (AR 48-85.) On…