Paulson
Paulson v. Astrue
Opinion
Lead Opinion
ORDER
The memorandum disposition filed on December 30, 2009, is withdrawn. Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing And Appellant’s Petition for Rehearing En Banc is denied as moot, without prejudice to refiling a subsequent petition for rehearing and/or petition for rehearing en banc.
A new memorandum disposition is filed simultaneously with this order.
MEMORANDUM *
David Paulson appeals the district court’s order affirming the Commissioner’s decision denying Paulson Social Security Disability insurance benefits. Because the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) decision to discredit various sources of evidence presented by Paulson and the ALJ’s determination that Paulson’s condition does not meet or equal the requirements *760 of Listing 1.04B are both supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.
“[W]e review de novo the district court’s order upholding a decision of the Commissioner denying benefits to an applicant. The Commissioner’s decision must be affirmed by us if supported by substantial evidence, and if the Commissioner applied the correct legal standards.” Batson v. Comm’r for Soc. Sec. Admin., 359 F.3d 1190, 1193 (9th Cir.2004) (internal citations omitted).