Hernandez v. Commissioner of Social Security

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO LILA RITA HERNÁNDEZ, Plaintiff, v. CIVIL NO.: 17-2341 (MEL) COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the court is Lila Rita Hernández’s (“Plaintiff”) appeal from the decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“the Commissioner”) denying her application for disability benefits. Plaintiff—who applied for disability alleging neck pain, lumbar herniated discs, cramps and numbness in her extremities (mostly her right leg), carpal tunnel syndrome, depression, and anxiety—challenges the…