Kibble v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

MEMORANDUM

Claimant Deborah L. Kibble seeks review of the Commissioner’s denial of Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits, which the district court upheld. Reviewing de novo, Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2012), we affirm.

1. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) provided “sufficiently specific” findings to reject Claimant’s subjective testimony, relying on contrary medical evidence and self-reports of everyday activities. Bunnell v. Sullivan, 947 F.2d 341, 345-46 (9th Cir.1991) (en banc); see also Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821, 834 (9th Cir.1996) (holding that an ALJ may reject a claimant’s subjective testimony in reliance on reports of activities of daily living that are transferable to a work setting). Claimant could, for example, do puzzles, cook, wash dishes, do laundry, plant flowers, shop, and care for pets. The ALJ also cited the lack of restrictions placed on Claimant by her treating physicians, the lack of objective findings supporting her subjective complaints, and her physicians’ contradictory reports of her abilities. Accordingly, substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s finding that Claimant lacked credibility regarding the extent of her pain…