Acosta v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION MICHAEL ACOSTA, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 6:21-cv-145-JRK KILOLO KIJAKAZI, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. OPINION AND ORDER1 I. Status Michael Acosta (“Plaintiff”) is appealing the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (“SSA(’s)”) final decision denying his claim for disability insurance benefits (“DIB”). Plaintiff’s alleged inability to work is the result of “tendon reattachment surgery in both knees,” “diabetes,” “high cholesterol,” and “sleep apnea.” Transcript of Administrative…