Janet Chesser v. Nancy A. Berryhill

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Janet Chesser appeals the district court’s 2 order affirming the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) denial of social security disability benefits. Chesser argues that the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) determination of the severity of her mental limitations is not supported by substantial evidence in the record as a whole.

I. Background

Chesser, born in 1986, protectively filed social security disability applications on April 26, 2012. She alleged a disability onset date of December 15, 2011, stemming from anxiety, depression, nightmares, paranoia, auditory and visual…