Joseph Anzallo v. Secretary of Health & Human Services

19 F.3d 25 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Joseph ANZALLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 92-55952. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 2, 1994. * Decided Feb. 25, 1994. Before: BROWNING, FERGUSON, and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** I. Physical Disability A. Rejection of Subjective Pain Testimony 2 An ALJ may discredit subjective pain testimony if he finds the claimant 1) is able to perform daily activities "that involve many of the same physical tasks as a particular type of job," Fair v. Bowen, 885 F.2d 597, 603 (9th Cir.1989), or 2) fails to "seek treatment or follow a prescribed course of treatment" without good reason. Id. The ALJ may also take into account the "[t]ype, dosage, effectiveness, and adverse side-effects of any pain medication" and "[t]reatment, other than medication, for relief of pain." Bunnell v. Sullivan, 947 F.2d 341, 346 (9th Cir.1991)…