IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN DIVISION

Lynette L. Nelson, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. 1:18-cv-00737-TMC v. ) ) ORDER Andrew M. Saul, Commissioner of ) Social Security Administration,1 ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________ )

Plaintiff, Lynette L. Nelson, brought this action pursuant to

(g) seeking judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying her claim for an earlier onset date of Disability Insurance Benefits (“DIB”). (ECF No. 1). This matter is before the court for review of the Report and Recommendation (“Report”) of the United States Magistrate Judge, made in accordance with

(b)(1)(B) and Local Civil Rule 73.02(B)(2)(a) (D.S.C.). (ECF No. 20). The Report recommends that the Commissioner’s decision be affirmed.

The magistrate judge notified the parties of their right to file an objection to the Report.

. Neither party has filed objections to the Report, and the time to do so has now run. The Report has no presumptive weight and the responsibility to make a final determination in this matter remains with this court. See Mathews v. Weber,

(1976). In the absence of objections, this court is not required to provide an explanation for adopting the Report. See Camby v. Davis,

(4th Cir. 1983). Rather, “in the absence of a timely filed objection, a district court need not conduct a de novo review, but instead must only

1 Andrew M. Saul became the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration on June 17, 2019. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 25(d), Saul should be substituted for Nancy Berryhill. satisfy itself that there is no clear error on the face of the record in order to accept the recommendation.” Diamond v. Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co.,

(4th Cir. 2005). After a thorough and careful review of the record under the appropriate standards as set forth above, the court adopts the Report of the Magistrate Judge (ECF No. 20), which is

incorporated herein by reference. Accordingly, the Commissioner’s final decision is AFFIRMED. IT IS SO ORDERED.

s/Timothy M. Cain Timothy M. Cain United States District Judge

Anderson, South Carolina July 23, 2019

NOTICE OF RIGHT TO APPEAL The parties are hereby notified of the right to appeal this order pursuant to Rules 3 and 4 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.