Sergio Lozano v. Kilolo Kijakazi

BACKGROUND

23 In September 2017, Plaintiff filed applications for disability insurance benefits 24 and supplemental security income, alleging disability beginning May 7, 2017. 25

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 Management of the Judicial Conference of the United States. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 155-156, 281-293.) Plaintiff’s applications were denied initially and on reconsideration. (AR 183-187, 190-195.) On August 9, 2019, Plaintiff (who was represented by counsel) appeared at a hearing conducted before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). At the hearing, Plaintiff and a vocational expert (“VE”) testified. (AR 109-130.) On August 21, 2019, the ALJ issued a decision finding that Plaintiff suffered from the following medically severe impairments: right forearm, wrist and hand status post multiple surgeries; right hand fifth digit amputation; left shoulder impingement syndrome, supraspinatus tendon tear and tendinopathy; cervical spine degenerative…