Rodney M. Broxson v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

21 F.3d 1111 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Rodney M. BROXSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-35319. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Jan. 7, 1994. * Decided April 1, 1994. 1 Before: CANBY and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges, and SHUBB, ** District Judge. 2 MEMORANDUM *** 3 Rodney Broxson appeals from the district court's summary judgment affirming the decision of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to deny him disability insurance benefits. Broxson contends that the Secretary improperly weighed the opinions of treating physicians and improperly rejected Broxson's subjective complaints of pain. We disagree and affirm. I. 4 In order to obtain disability benefits, Broxson must demonstrate he was disabled prior to his last insured date (March 31, 1988). While acknowledging that Broxson's back pain significantly limited his ability to perform basic work…