(SS) Brown v. Commissioner of Social Security
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 11 TOMMIE JO BROWN, Case No. 1:22-cv-01323-EPG Plaintiff, FINAL JUDGMENT AND ORDER
REGARDING PLAINTIFF’S SOCIAL
v. SECURITY COMPLAINT COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (ECF Nos. 1, 15).
Defendant. 17 18 This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s complaint for judicial review of an unfavorable decision by the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration regarding her application for disability benefits. The parties have consented to entry of final judgment by the United States Magistrate Judge under the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), with any appeal to the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. (ECF No. 10). Plaintiff presents the following issues: 1. The ALJ’s RFC determination is unsupported by substantial evidence as he failed to properly account for Plaintiff’s need for a cane for ambulation and balance. 2. The ALJ’s RFC determination is unsupported by substantial evidence as he failed to properly evaluate…