Sheryl Edwards v. Carolyn W. Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Sheryl Edwards (“Edwards”) appeals the district court’s order remanding her claim for disability insurance benefits, pursuant to Title II of the Social Security Act, for further administrative proceedings. The district court found that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) had erred (1) by failing to consider Edwards’ non-exertional limitations and (2) by relying solely on the medical vocational guidelines as evidence of the existence of significant numbers of jobs that Edwards was capable of performing. Nonetheless, Edwards argues that the district court erred when it upheld the part of the ALJ’s decision that gave “no significant weight” to the opinions of three treating physicians regarding Edwards’ limitations, and that the district court should have remanded the case for an immediate award of benefits. We review the district court’s order de novo, Berry v. Astrue, 622 F.3d 1228, 1231 (9th Cir.2010), and review the decision to remand for an abuse of discretion, Harman v. Apfel, 211 F.3d 1172, 1173 (9th Cir.2000). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

The ALJ did not err in giving “no significant weight” to the opinions of Edwards’…