Abreu
Abreu v. Astrue
Opinion
lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM ***
Alfred Abreu (“Abreu”) appeals the Order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granting summary judgment for the Commissioner of Social Security (“the Commissioner”) upholding a denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income payments. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm. The parties are familiar with the facts of the case, so we repeat them here only to the extent necessary to explain our decision.
Abreu first argues that the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) erred by only considering listing 1.04A in Appendix 1, Subpart P, Regulation No. 4 and not listings 1.04B and 1.04C. The ALJ is not required to perform a detailed analysis for every possible listing. “The regulations merely require the Secretary to ‘review the symptoms,’ 20 C.F.R. § 404.1526 , and make specific findings essential to the conclusion.” Gonzalez v. Sullivan, 914 F.2d 1197, 1200 (9th Cir.1990). Here, the ALJ provided a comprehensive four-page evaluation of the medical evidence and its teachings. He found that Abreu’s condition did not meet or medically equal a listed impairment, noted that “no treating or…