(SS)Estes

I. INTRODUCTION

16 Plaintiff Charles Lamont Estes (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his 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. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff was born on October 30, 1965, and has at least a high school education. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 24, 63, 71, 81, 95, 217, 222.) On August 31, 2020, Plaintiff protectively filed claims for DIB and SSI payments, alleging disability beginning on September 25, 2019, due to depression, pseudofolliculitis barbae (facial scars), anxiety, suspiciousness, social 28 relations disorder, tension headaches, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (AR 16, 63, 71, 82, 87, 96, 101, 123, 221.) A. Relevant…