Norma L. Dominguez v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

67 F.3d 306 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Norma L. DOMINGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, * Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35469. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 11, 1995. Decided Sept. 21, 1995. Before: SCHROEDER, REINHARDT and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 This is an appeal from a district court judgment affirming the administrative denial of disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Appellant Norma Dominguez's claim hinges on when she was first disabled, as her insured status expired on September 30, 1986. 3 The principal medical evidence supporting a disability finding as of 1986 came from two treating physicians, Dr. Josephine von Hippel, a psychiatrist, and Dr. David Floyd, M.D. Dr. Floyd originally diagnosed Dominguez's carpal tunnel syndrome in 1984 and continued to see Dominguez regularly through 1987. After 1987,…