No. 24-1045 ___________________________

Jason Kertz

lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant

v.

Carolyn W. Colvin,1 Acting Commissioner of Social Security Administration

lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee ____________

Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Central ____________

Submitted: September 26, 2024 Filed: January 17, 2025 ____________ Before COLLOTON, Chief Judge, LOKEN and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges. ____________ LOKEN, Circuit Judge.

In October 2019, Jason Kertz applied for social security disability benefits, alleging a disability onset date of March 16, 2018, resulting from post-traumatic

1 Carolyn W. Colvin has been appointed to serve as Acting Commissioner of Social Security, and is substit