Ahmad v. Commissioner of Social Security, No. 1:2017cv01393 - Document 28 (E.D. Va. 2019)

Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying 17 Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment; granting 22 Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment. (See order for details). Signed by Magistrate Judge Ivan D. Davis on 3/15/2019. (aott) Modified on 3/15/2019 (aott,c/m 3/15/2019).

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Ahmad v. Commissioner of Social Security Doc. 28 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Alexandria Division NOHA H. AHMAD, Plaintiff, l:17-cv-I393(IDD) V. NANCY A. BERRYHILL, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on the parties' cross-motions for summary judgment. Plf. Mot. for Summ. J., ECF. No. 17 [hereinafter Plf. Summ. J.]; Def. Mot for Summ. J., ECF No. 22 [hereinafter Def. Summ. J.]. Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 405(g), Noha Hussien Ahmad ("Plaintiff) seeks judicial review of the final decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration ("Defendant") denying her claim for disability insurance benefits ("DIB") under Title II of the Social Security Act ("the Act"), 42 U.S.C. § 423. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned finds that Plaintiffs Motion for Summary Judgment is DENIED and Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. 1. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff filed her application for DIB on June 8, 2013, alleging disability commencing on September 9, 2010, based on the following severe impairments: pituitary disorder, vertiginous syndrome, right maxillary sinus nodules/sinusitis, total thyroidectomy with hypothyroidism/hypoparathyroidism, vestibular disorder, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, degenerative disc disease, Heberden nodes of the hands, C7 vertebral body hemangioma. Dockets.Justia.com

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