Hovenga v. Astrue

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PAUL A. ZOSS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge.

This matter is before the court for judicial review of the defendant’s decision denying the plaintiffs applications for disability insurance (“DI”) under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 401 et seq., and Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) under Title XVI of the Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1381 et seq.

On July 28, 2006, the plaintiff Thereasa Hovenga filed applications for DI and SSI benefits alleging she has been disabled since June 21, 2004. 1 Her applications were denied initially and on reconsideration. A…