Sarina Striped-Wolf v. Carolyn Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Sarina Striped-Wolf appeals the district court’s summary judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s decision denying her application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Striped-Wolf contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred in rejecting portions of the opinions of Robert Quackenbush, Ph.D., and Joyce Everhart, Ph.D., and giving little weight to the opinion of Frank Rosekrans, Ph.D., in determining Striped-Wolfs residual functional capacity (“RFC”). She also contends that the RFC determination rests on an incomplete hypothetical question to the vocational expert that did not include all of Striped-Wolfs limitations. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

We review the district court’s order de novo. Andrews v. Shalala, 53 F.3d 1035 , 1039 n. 1 (9th Cir.1995). We may set aside the denial of benefits only if it is not supported by substantial evidence or contains legal error. 42 U.S.C. § 405 (g); Andrews, 53 F.3d at 1039 .

Striped-Wolf contends that the ALJ did not properly evaluate the opinions of Drs. Quackenbush, Everhart, and Rosekrans in determining her RFC. This contention…