Light v. Social Security Administration

SCHWARZER, Senior District Judge.

Michael Light, Sr., first applied for disability insurance and supplemental security income (“SSI”) benefits in December 1989, and an administrative law judge (“ALJ”) denied his claim in January 1992. Light did not challenge that decision but instead filed a new application, which is at issue in this appeal, on February 8, 1993. In his 1993 application, Light claimed that he suffered from a combination of disabling mental and physical handicaps, including pain in his shoulders, arms, wrists, back, and knees, as well as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder…