Charles Bisuano v. Carolyn Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Charles M. Bisuano appeals the district court’s decision affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of his application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Bisuano contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred in finding treating Nurse Practitioner Diane Beernink a non-acceptable medical source and in giving little weight to her opinion that he was limited to sedentary work. Bisuano also contends that the ALJ erred in misstating Bisuano’s age at the date of onset, and in relying on a single decisionmaker’s opinion. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review the district court’s order de novo. Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2012). We may set aside the denial of benefits only if it is not supported by substantial evidence or is based on legal error. Id. Where evidence is susceptible to more than one rational interpretation, we “must uphold the ALJ’s findings if they are supported by inferences reasonably drawn from the record.” Id. at 1111 .

Bisuano’s contentions that the ALJ erred in finding Beernink a non-ae-ceptable…