Ofelia S. Miller v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

990 F.2d 1259 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Ofelia S. MILLER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 91-56351. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted April 5, 1993. * Decided April 8, 1993. Before WALLACE, Chief Judge and O'SCANNLAIN and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 On January 6, 1989, Ofelia Miller filed an administrative claim for disability benefits with the Social Security Administration ("the Secretary"). 1 After the Secretary denied her application, she requested a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ"). The ALJ found that Miller had hypertension and chronic strain/sprain of the thoracic and lumbrosacral spine regions and was being treated for fluctuating glaucoma. However, the ALJ determined that Miller's testimony was not generally credible; her assertions with respect to additional non-exertional limitations due to pain were not supported by the record…