Rangrej v. Commissioner Social Security Administration

MEMORANDUM

Sharif Rangrej appeals pro se the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of Rangrej’s application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

Rangrej contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) erred in finding that Rangrej’s chronic back pain was not disabling. We reject this contention because, although the record supports the determination that Rangrej’s chronic back pain caused him mild to moderate limitations, the record supports the determination that Rangrej’s impairment did not disable him for purposes of entitlement to Social Security disability benefits. The ALJ reasonably concluded that Rangrej was not entirely credible; the ALJ reasonably credited the opinions of the consulting physicians that Rangrej’s chronic back pain was not disabling; and the ALJ reasonably relied on vocational expert testimony that Rangrej could perform jobs in the national economy. See Batson v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 359 F.3d 1190, 1193 (9th Cir.2004) (the Commissioner’s findings are upheld if supported by inferences reasonably drawn…