Harriet Elias v. Secretary of Health and Human Services

61 F.3d 910 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Harriet ELIAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-55135. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted July 11, 1995. * Decided July 13, 1995. Before: LAY, ** BRUNETTI, and RYMER, Circuit Judges MEMORANDUM *** The Secretary denied Elias' application on the ground that Elias failed to prove she was disabled prior to December 31, 1985, the date she was last insured. The Secretary's decision was supported by substantial evidence on the record as a whole. Morgan v. Sullivan, 945 F.2d 1079, 1080 (9th Cir. 1991). I. Physician's Opinion The letters proffered by Elias failed to establish the onset of disability during the relevant period, and no treatment records, progress notes, objective findings or hospital records in evidence support Elias' interpretation. The ALJ's interpretation of the letters is rational and therefore must be upheld. Magallenes v.…