Floyd

MEMORANDUM *

Christopher Floyd appeals from the district court’s order affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ’s) denial of Supplemental Security Income disability benefits. The ALJ found that Floyd retained the residual functional capacity (RFC) to perform work at all exertion levels, reduced by no more than moderate limitations. Further, the ALJ found that Floyd was able to perform past work as a dishwasher, fast-food grill cook, or fire watch. 1

In evaluating Floyd’s disability claim, the ALJ rejected the opinion of Floyd’s treating psychiatrist, Dr. Lenza, and found that Floyd was not credible in light of Floyd’s description of his daily activities. On appeal, Floyd challenges the ALJ’s pertinent findings, arguing that the ALJ improperly evaluated medical evidence showing that Floyd suffered from schizophrenia, erroneously found that Floyd was not credible, and mistakenly determined that Floyd was capable of performing past work. We address these arguments in turn. 2

Floyd argues that the ALJ improperly evaluated medical evidence by rejecting the opinion of Floyd’s treating physician, Dr. Lenza, by not providing sufficient reasons for rejecting Dr. Neims’s diagnosis…