(SS) Hernandez Gonzalez v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

17 Plaintiff Reina Hernandez Gonzalez (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of 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 September 6, 1963, completed high school, and previously worked as a fast food worker and nut sorter. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 52–53, 69, 91, 106, 108, 130, 132, 377, 620–21.) Plaintiff filed a claim for DIB on May 29, 2018, alleging she became disabled on August 24, 2016, due to a back injury. (AR 21, 91–92, 108–10, 139, 164, 170, 175, 377.) 28 A. Relevant Evidence of Record2 1. Medical Evidence Plaintiff has a past medical history of rheumatoid arthritis. (AR 1670.) In September 2015, she presented to a rheumatologist and indicated she was taking…