Mckinzie
Mckinzie v. Saul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
BACKGROUND
21 On October 31, 2015, Plaintiff filed an application for supplemental security income under 22 Title XVI of the Social Security Act, alleging a disability onset date of January 1, 2010. 23 (Administrative Record (“AR”) 216–224.) At the time of her filing, Plaintiff was 50 years of age. 24 (AR 540.) She was diagnosed with scoliosis at age 12, has a high school education, has no past 25 relevant work experience as defined by 20 C.F.R. § 416.965, and has been homeless since 2012. 26 (AR 30, 541–42.) After her applications were denied initially and upon reconsideration, she 27 submitted a written request for a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). ALJ E. Alis held a hearing on January 18, 2018, where Plaintiff amended her alleged disability onset date to February 6, 2015. (AR 22, 38–68.) A supplemental hearing was held on August 28, 2018. (AR 69–86.) On September 27, 2018, the ALJ issued a decision finding that Plaintiff was not disabled. (AR 22–32.) In his decision, the ALJ found that Plaintiff had the severe impairments of scoliosis, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the left…