Leah Leen v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of Social Security

82 F.3d 423 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Leah LEEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee. No. 94-17118. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted March 14, 1996. 1 Decided April 9, 1996. 1 Before: HALL and BRUNETTI Circuit Judges, and WEINER, 2 Senior District Judge. MEMORANDUM 3 2 Leah Leen appeals from the denial of supplemental security income by an ALJ, whose decision was upheld by the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Appeals Council and by the district court. She argues that the ALJ applied an erroneous legal standard to her application and failed to account for all the evidence in favor of her application. It is undisputed that Leen suffers from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a congenital disorder which causes her substantial discomfort in her feet and back. As we find no error in the ALJ's decision to deny her benefits, we affirm. 3 The law defines disability as the…