Garcia

Garcia v. Barnhart

Good Law
114 F. App'x 809
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitNovember 19, 2004No. 03-16550California336 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Consuelo Garcia appeals from the district court’s order affirming the Commissioner’s decision that she was not eligible for disability benefits. We review the district court order de novo and will affirm the Commissioner’s eligibility decision if it is supported by substantial evidence. See Connett v. Barnhart, 340 F.3d 871, 873 (9th Cir.2003). The record before us contains such evidence, and we affirm.

The Appeals Council and the district court both considered all the medical records Garcia submitted, including those that were not before the ALJ. Garcia does not appeal the district court’s finding that there was not good cause to remand to the ALJ. See Mayes v. Massanari, 276 F.3d 453, 462 (9th Cir.2001).

The evidence showed that an internal medicine specialist who reported Garcia’s neck pain and recommended some limitations on her activity did not review x-rays *810 or make objective findings. Her chiropractor concluded that she could return to her usual work activity, and there is no evidence that her pancreatis affected her ability to do her job. As for her psychiatric limitations, Garcia reported depression to some doctors and not to others. A psychiatric…

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