Hector

BACKGROUND

21 I.Procedural History 22 Plaintiff applied for supplemental security income (SSI) and disability insurance benefits 23 (DIB) under Titles XVI and II of the Social Security Act in July 2017. (AR 13, 296-309.) Plaintiff 24 alleged a disability onset date of February 19, 2016 due to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 25 inability to focus, stress, anxiety, depression and chronic pain. (AR 182-192, 206-11, 337.) Her 26 applications were denied initially and upon reconsideration. (AR 167-182, 192, 197, 206.) An 27 On September 29, 2020, the ALJ issued a decision denying Plaintiff’s application for disability (AR 13-26). The ALJ initially determined that Plaintiff met the requirements for DIB insurance benefits through June 30, 2019. (AR 15.) At step one, the ALJ determined that Plaintiff engaged in substantial gainful activity in 2018 and thus continued with the disability analysis after that date. (AR 15-16.) At step two, the ALJ found that Plaintiff had the following severe impairments: generalized anxiety disorder, depression, PTSD, and somatic symptom disorder. (AR 16.) At step three, the ALJ concluded that Plaintiff’s…