Jeffrey Harris v. Carolyn W. Colvin
Opinion
Opinion
MEMORANDUM
Jeffery J. Harris appeals from a decision of a magistrate judge upholding the determinations of the Social Security Appeals Council (“the agency”) that Harris was, for the purposes of the Social Security Act, “not disabled” and capable of performing medium exertional work, and dismissing Harris’s appeal for Social Security and disability insurance benefits. We affirm the decision of the magistrate judge. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we do not review them here.
Substantial evidence supports the agency’s determination that Harris was not disabled. The record, considered as a whole, Ryan v. Gomm’r of Soc. Sec., 528 F.3d 1194, 1198 (9th Cir.2008), establishes that Harris continued to work, obtain degrees, and be active both physically and in his community. The record does not support the claim that there was a clinical basis for the symptoms Harris alleged. No clinical findings supported Harris’s reported symptoms; diagnostic tests were negative; and examinations were unremarkable. Harris’s statements to various doctors were inconsistent, indicating a lack of credibility. See Social Security Ruling 96-7p, 1996 WL 374186 , at *5-6.