Galvan
Galvan v. Barnhart
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
The determination of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) that Florentino M. Galvan (“Galvan”) was not entitled to disability insurance benefits or supplemental security income under 42 U.S.C. §§ 401-433 , 1381-1383c, was supported by substantial evidence. The ALJ reasonably gave controlling weight to Dr. MacKenzie’s opinion and less weight to Dr. Nolan’s opinion based on Dr. MacKenzie’s long term treatment of Galvan as supported by treatment records and the greater weight of the medical evidence. See Rollins v. Massanari, 261 F.3d 853, 855 (9th Cir. 2001) (court upholds the ALJ’s decision “if it was supported by substantial evidence in the record and applied the correct legal standards”); Smolen v. Chater, 80 F.3d 1273, 1279 (9th Cir.1996) (“Substantial evidence,” for purposes of reviewing denial of social security disability benefits, means more than a scintilla, but less than a preponderance). The ALJ’s determination *478 that Galvan was not entirely credible was also supported by substantial evidence. As required, the ALJ specifically mentioned the evidence that she found undermined Galvan’s complaints. See Morgan v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 169 F.3d 595,…