(SS) Luethke v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

18 On August 18, 2022, Plaintiff Andrew Scott Luethke (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking 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. Oberto, United States Magistrate Judge.1 26 27 28 1 A. Procedural History On June 19, 2020, Plaintiff protectively filed claims for DIB and SSI payments, alleging he became disabled on March 20, 2019, due to depression, social anxiety, the Autism spectrum, “multiple procession disorders,” attention deficit disorder (“ADD”), and unspecified mood disorder. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 21, 66–67, 211, 216, 233.) Plaintiff was born on October 11, 1989, and was 29 years old on the alleged disability onset date. (AR 66, 211, 216.) Plaintiff has a GED and previously worked in…