Giordano

MEMORANDUM **

Rosana Giordano’s application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act was denied at all levels of the administrative process and by the district court. We affirm the denial.

The ALJ gave specific and legitimate reasons for discounting the limitations identified in the 2004 questionnaire by Dr. Saadi. The ALJ was not required to give Dr. Saadi’s opinion controlling weight because it was not well-supported by objective medical evidence and conflicted with other medical opinions. Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821, 830 (9th Cir.1995); cf. 20 C.F.R. § 404.1527 (d)(2) (2007); Soc. Sec. Ruling 96-2p. Since the ALJ found Giordano “not fully credible,” he was entitled to reject Dr. Saadi’s assessment to the extent that it was based on Giordano’s self-reported limitations. Tommasetti v. Astrue, 533 F.3d 1035, 1040-41 (9th Cir.2008). Given that Dr. Saadi identified an onset date of which he had no firsthand knowledge, the ALJ could reasonably infer that Dr. Saadi relied on her subjective complaints when determining other limitations.

The ALJ’s conclusions were not based on a selective analysis of the record. Rather, the ALJ comprehensively…