(SS) Sanchez Bogarin v. Commissioner of Social Security

I. INTRODUCTION

13 Plaintiff Ruben Sanchez Bogarin (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of 14 the Commissioner of Social Security (the “Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying his 15 application for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Title II of the Social Security Act (the 16 “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 4, 1978, and he was 42 years old when he filed his claim for DIB on August 5, 2020. (Administrative Record (“AR”) 15, 361). In his application, he alleged a disability onset date of June 20, 2019, based on his “neuropathy, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, triglycerides, HBP [high blood pressure], and chiari malformation.” (AR 15, 158, 218). Plaintiff 25 has a high school education, and he previously worked as a tractor-trailer truck driver. (AR 27).

27 28 1 The parties have consented to the jurisdiction of the U.S. Magistrate Judge. (See Doc. 11.) A. …