Denell Kelly v. Carolyn Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Denell Kelly appeals the district court’s decision affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of Kelly’s application for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. We review the district court’s order upholding the denial of benefits de novo. Reddick v. Chater, 157 F.3d 715, 720 (9th Cir. 1998).

The record shows that Kelly suffered from a number of mental and physical limitations but that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found Kelly capable of performing jobs requiring light work. The ALJ also found that Kelly had not been entirely truthful in describing the severity of her impairments and that the extent of her complaints was inconsistent with the scope of her activities.

The government has appropriately conceded that the ALJ erred in not discussing the opinions of Drs, Lang and Mayers. The issue is whether those errors require reversal. We conclude that the ALJ’s decision is nevertheless supported by substantial evidence and affirm. See Burch v. Barnhart, 400 F.3d 676, 679 (9th Cir. 2005).

The ALJ did discuss the opinions of Drs. Wheeler and Zaragoza, who concluded that Kelly…