Bowser

Bowser v. Commissioner of Social Security

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121 F. App'x 231
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitFebruary 7, 2005No. 03-16066California5,910 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ***

Plaintiff-Appellant Mary Bowser (“Bowser” or “Claimant”) appeals the District Court’s entry of judgment for DefendantAppellee Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”), denying Bowser’s application for supplemental security income benefits (“SSI”) and disability insurance benefits (“DIB”) under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act (“Act”), 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381 et seq. and §§ 402 et seq, respectively.

Bowser alleged disability from her former employment as a wheel assembler for wheelchairs and bicycles as of January 23, 1998, stemming from neck and upper right extremity trauma, depression, headaches, high blood pressure, and knee arthritis. The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) determined at step five of the five-step se *234 quential process that Bowser retains the residual functional capacity to perform substantial gainful activity in the national economy. She alleges that the District Court overlooked six errors committed by the ALJ. Because we find that the ALJ’s findings are free from reversible legal error and supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.

I.

As the relevant facts and Claimant’s medical history are known to the parties, we do not…

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