Kong

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 10 2024

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

VETH KONG, No. 23-2928 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellant, 3:22-cv-05999-DWC v.

MEMORANDUM**

CAROLYN W. COLVIN*, Acting Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington David W. Christel, Magistrate Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 6, 2024*** Portland, Oregon

Before: CALLAHAN, NGUYEN, and SUNG, Circuit Judges.

Petitioner Veth Kong appeals from the district court’s decision affirming

* Carolyn W. Colvin is substituted for her predecessor Martin O’Malley, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, as Acting Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 43(c). ** This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. *** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P.…