(SS) Woodworth v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

20 Plaintiff Michael John Woodworth (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his applications for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) under the Social Security Act (the “Act”). (Doc. 1.) The matter is currently before the Court on the parties’ briefs, which were submitted, without oral argument, to the Honorable Sheila K.

1 On July 9, 2021, Kilolo Kijakazi was named Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration. See https://www.ssa.gov/history/commissioners.html. She is therefore substituted as the defendant in this action. See 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) (referring to the “Commissioner’s Answer”); 20 C.F.R. § 422.210(d) (“the person holding the Office Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.2 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on July 6, 1975, has a high school education, and can communicate in English. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 38, 52, 72, 86, 243, 248, 264, 275.) On August 16, 2016, Plaintiff protectively filed a claim for DIB…