Patrick Bailey v. Carolyn Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Patrick D. Bailey appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of Bai ley’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Bailey alleged disability due to obesity, asthma, low back pain, sleep apnea, and post-gastric bypass surgery. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C; § 1291. We review de novo, Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir. 2012), and we affirm.

The administrative law judge (ALJ) provided specific and legitimate reasons for rejecting the opinion of treating physician Dr. Ted Faro. First, the ALJ reasonably found that Dr. Faro’s disability evaluation was inadequately supported by Dr. Faro’s own treatment records. Bayliss v. Barnhart, 427 F.3d 1211, 1216 (9th Cir. 2005) (holding that an ALJ need not accept the opinion of a doctor that is inadequately supported by clinical findings). Second, the ALJ reasonably found that Dr. Faro’s disability evaluation was inconsistent with other medical evidence. For example, the ALJ correctly noted that Bailey’s other treating physician, Dr. Michael Brown, found that Bailey exhibited no remarkable limitations. Tommasetti v.…