(SS) Garcia v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

17 On May 25, 2022, Plaintiff Rita L. Garcia (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, filed a complaint under U.S.C. § 405(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Acting Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her 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 II. BACKGROUND A. Procedural History On August 11, 2017, Plaintiff protectively filed a claim for DIB payments, and on August 28 31, 2017, Plaintiff filed a claim for SSI payments. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 17, 71, 81, 93, 106, 288–301.) Plaintiff alleged she became disabled on December 31, 2015, due to anemia, high blood pressure, valley fever, arthritis, abnormal mammograms, and scoliosis. (AR 17, 71–72, 81– 82, 93–94, 106–07, 121, 130, 288, 298.) Plaintiff was born on June 6,…