Rice ex rel. T.C.K. v. Astrue

DECISION AND ORDER

VICTOR E. BIANCHINI, United States Magistrate Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In January of 2005, Plaintiff Lenora Rice filed an application for Supplemental Security Income (“SSI”) benefits under the Social Security Act on behalf of her grandson, T.C.K. (“Claimant”),1 alleging disability due to various impairments, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (“ADHD”) and asthma. The Commissioner of Social Security denied the application.

Plaintiff, through her attorneys, Olinsky Law Group, Jaya A. Shurtliff, Esq. and Karen S. Southwick, of counsel, commenced this action seeking…