Martin Hansen v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health & Human Services

39 F.3d 1187 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Martin HANSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35433. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Nov. 1, 1994. * Decided Nov. 8, 1994. Before: WRIGHT, BEEZER and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Martin Hansen appeals a district court judgment affirming the Secretary's decision denying benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. Because substantial evidence supports the Secretary's decision, we affirm. 1 3 Hansen filed applications for disability benefits that were denied. He requested a hearing. There, the medical advisor disputed a diagnosis by another physician that Hansen suffered from a severe affective disorder. Based on the medical advisor's testimony, the ALJ framed a hypothetical for the vocational expert. That expert testified that, given the limitations set forth in the hypothetical, less…