Notter

Notter v. Astrue

Good Law
324 F. App'x 627
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 28, 2009No. 07-35906California325 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM *

Bethany Notter appeals the district court’s order affirming the decision of the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) denying her claim for social security disability benefits. We affirm. Because the parties are *628 familiar with the factual and procedural history of this case, we do not recount it here.

We review de novo a district comb’s order affirming an ALJ’s denial of social security disability benefits, and “may set aside a denial of benefits only if it is not supported by substantial evidence or is based on legal error.” Bray v. Comm’r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 554 F.3d 1219, 1222 (9th Cir.2009) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted). “Where the evidence as a whole can support either a grant or a denial, we may not substitute our judgment for the ALJ’s.” Id. (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

Some of the ALJ’s conclusions were problematic. However, after a careful review of the record, we conclude that the ALJ’s decision is supported by sufficient evidence. There was medical evidence in the record supporting the ALJ’s conclusions, and the ALJ provided “specific and legitimate reasons supported by substantial evidence in the record” for rejecting…

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