Wood

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

DEC 9 2025

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT1

JOSEPH E. WOOD, No. 24-6838

Plaintiff - Appellant, D.C. No. 3:23-cv-06181-SKV v. Western District of Washington, Seattle FRANK BISIGNANO, Commissioner of Social Security,

MEMORANDUM*

Defendant - Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington S. Kate Vaughan, Magistrate Judge, Presiding,

Submitted December 5, 2025** Portland, Oregon

Before: *** McKEOWN and SUNG, Circuit Judges, and FITZWATER,*** District Judge. Joseph E. Wood (“Wood”) appeals the district court’s order affirming the Social

Security Commissioner’s denial of his supplemental security income application. We

* 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. 34(a)(2). *** The Honorable Sidney A. Fitzwater, United States District…