Kilgore v. Saul

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MELANIE KILGORE, : Civil No. 1:20-CV-1613 : Plaintiff : : v. : : KILOLO KIJAKAZI, : (Magistrate Judge Carlson) Acting Commissioner of Social Security1, : : Defendant : MEMORANDUM OPINION I. Factual and Procedural Background Social Security appeals are judged by a deferential standard of review, but the courts have imposed a clear burden of articulation upon Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) in order to facilitate this review. At a minimum, this articulation responsibility means that the ALJ’s decision must provide a…