Sona Sulakhyan v. Michael Astrue

MEMORANDUM

Sona Bagoyan Sulakhyan (“Bagoyan”) appeals from the district court’s judgment affirming the final decision by the Commissioner of Social Security denying her claim for disability benefits. The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) found that Ba-goyan was not credible, there were clear signs of exaggeration and malingering, and her claims of severe medical disability were not corroborated by expert analysis. Bagoyan appeals, arguing that the district court erred in affirming the Commissioner’s decision. We affirm.

Three issues are before us on appeal: (1) the ALJ erred in not explaining the weight she gave to a surveillance video taken of Bagoyan as part of Bagoyan’s worker’s compensation case; (2) the ALJ erred in not finding Bagoyan’s lumbar disc bulges were a severe impairment; and (3) the ALJ erred in finding Bagoyan not credible. Bagoyan also raised two additional issues which were not raised in the district court, and are therefore not reviewable on appeal. Greger v. Barnhart, 464 F.3d 968, 973 (9th Cir.2006).

We review the district court’s judgment de novo to determine whether the Commissioner supported his decision with substantial evidence and applied the correct…