Gloria J. Lanier v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

69 F.3d 544 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gloria J. LANIER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, ** Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-35413. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 24, 1995. * Decided Nov. 1, 1995. Before: BEEZER, THOMPSON and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM *** 2 Gloria J. Lanier appeals the denial of her application for social security disability benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 and affirm. BACKGROUND 3 Lanier is a fifty-year-old woman whose employment experience includes work as a nursing assistant, a medical assistant and an insurance billing clerk. She obtained her GED in 1981 and received medical assistance training in 1983. 4 In 1981 she injured her back and underwent a laminectomy and discectomy. She was off work due to the injury and surgery but returned to work in 1983. In 1987 she injured her shoulder and neck and aggravated her back…