Jennie Adkins v. Commissioner, Social Security

LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

*548 Jennie Adkins left her job as a hospice volunteer coordinator in September 2013, when she was 54 years old. She applied for Social Security disability benefits in March 2015, claiming she had been disabled since September 2013. After her initial application was denied, Adkins requested and was granted an administrative hearing on October 3, 2016. In support of her claim, Adkins submitted voluminous medical records. Adkins and a vocational expert testified at the hearing.

In a lengthy decision, the administrative law judge ("ALJ") conducted the five-step analysis…