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MEMORANDUM

October 6, 2010, United States Magistrate Judge Janice M. Stewart affirmed the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) denying Plaintiff Debra Hubble’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433 (2008). Hubble appeals the decision. For the reasons discussed below, the decision is affirmed. Because the parties are familiar with the facts of this case, we restate them here only as necessary to explain our decision.

Substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s rejection of the opinions of Dr. Vradenburg, Hubble’s chiropractor. Dr. Vradenburg’s assessment that Hubble was “fully disabled” was not consistent with the opinions of the other medical sources who evaluated Hubble. Where medical opinions conflict, the ALJ must weigh the credibility of the sources and resolve the conflict. Thomas v. Barnhart, 278 F.3d 947, 956-57 (9th Cir.2002). The ALJ is entitled to give greater weight to opinions from “acceptable medical sources,” SSR 06-03p, 2006 WL 2329939 , *2, and his conclusion that the other sources were more credible was not unreasonable, Thomas, 278 F.3d at 956-57 . To the…