Samuel Buford v. Carolyn W. Colvin

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Samuel Buford applied for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 405, alleging disability due to gout, arthritis, back pain, diabetes, high blood pressure, and obesity. His application was denied initially and again upon reconsideration. After a hearing, an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) denied Buford’s claim and the appeals council denied Buford’s administrative appeal, making the ALJ’s decision the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration (“Commissioner”). Buford commenced…