(SS) Lippert v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff Ryan Lippert (“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 June 28, 1979, and has at least a high school education. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 29, 108, 113, 154, 170, 190.) In a decision dated February 7, 2018, an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) rejected Plaintiff’s prior application for SSI payments, 27 28 assessing a residual functional capacity (“RFC”)2 of a full range of work at all exertional levels, but with some nonexertional limitations. (AR 135–52.) On April 17, 2018, Plaintiff again applied for SSI payments, alleging she became disabled on June 28, 2002, due to post-AIDS complications, schizophrenia,…