Michelle Pouppirt v. Commissioner Social Security

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609 F. App'x 440
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 1, 201512-35361California408 words

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MEMORANDUM

Michelle R. Pouppirt appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of her applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. At step four of the sequential evaluation process, the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) found that, despite Poup-pirt’s severe impairments of endometriosis and interstitial cystitis, she could perform her past relevant work. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we review de novo. Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2012). We affirm the district court’s judgment.

The ALJ did not err in finding that Pouppirt was not entirely credible. See Garrison v. Colvin, 759 F.3d 995, 1014-15 (9th Cir.2014). He supported his finding with specific, clear and convincing reasons by citing inconsistencies between Poup-pirt’s hearing testimony and other evidence, including a treating doctor’s notes, Pouppirt’s demeanor at the hearing, her function report from 2006, her statements to a consulting psychologist, and her work history. See Ghanim v. Colvin, 763 F.3d 1154, 1163-64 (9th Cir.2014); Molina, 674 F.3d at…

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