(SS) Medsker v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff Candee Renee Medsker (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for 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 II. BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on August 5, 1973, completed high school, and previously worked as a caregiver in a retirement home. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 32, 45, 47, 55, 89, 110, 195.) Plaintiff protectively filed an application for SSI payments on November 6, 2019, alleging she became disabled on September 1, 2019, due to heart attack, asthma, seizures, high blood pressure, 28 anxiety, and depression. (AR 22, 89–91, 120, 129, 195–96, 436.) Plaintiff was 46 years old on the date the application was filed. (AR 32, 90.) A. Relevant Evidence of Record2 1. Medical Evidence Plaintiff sustained a…