Biggs v. Commissioner of Social Security

MEMORANDUM

Joyce Biggs appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the ALJ’s denial of her application for social security disability benefits. The ALJ followed the five-step process and found her not disabled at step five, because significant jobs existed in the national economy that Biggs could still perform. Reviewing the ALJ’s findings for substantial evidence, Bayliss v. Barnhart, 427 F.3d 1211 , 1214 n. 1 (9th Cir.2005), we affirm.

Biggs first contends that the ALJ erred by failing to resolve conflicts in the medical opinion testimony. We disagree. As the district court correctly concluded, the ALJ thoroughly reviewed the expert testimony and laid out specific and objective reasons for crediting the agency physician. See Magallanes v. Bowen, 881 F.2d 747, 751 (9th Cir.1989).

Biggs next challenges the ALJ’s finding that her testimony was not credible. Substantial evidence supported the ALJ’s conclusion that Biggs exaggerated her symptoms. The ALJ’s credibility finding was supported by medical testimony and other evidence. Tommasetti v. Astrue, 538 F.3d 1035 , 1039 (9th Cir.2008) (noting that where “the ALJ’s finding is supported by substantial evidence, the court ‘may…