49 soc.sec.rep.ser. 442, unempl.ins.rep. (Cch) P 14852b, 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8532, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,753, 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15,699 James Lester v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

69 F.3d 1453 49 Soc.Sec.Rep.Ser. 442, Unempl.Ins.Rep. (CCH) P 14852B , 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 8532 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 14,753 , 95 Daily Journal D.A.R. 15 ,699 James LESTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, * Defendant-Appellee. No. 93-36136. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 6, 1995. Decided Nov. 3, 1995. As Amended Nov. 29, 1995. Ralph Wilborn, Eugene, Oregon, for plaintiff-appellant. Ben A. Porter, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Seattle, Washington, for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Before: SCHROEDER, ** CANBY and REINHARDT, Circuit Judges. REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: 1 James Lester challenges the Commissioner's denial of his application for Social Security disability benefits. He argues that the Commissioner erred in failing to take into account the combined impact of his mental and physical impairments in determining whether his condition "equalled" a listed impairment, in disregarding the opinions of his treating physician and examining psychologist, and in rejecting his hearing…