Lewis

Lewis v. Astrue

Good Law
238 F. App'x 300
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJuly 3, 2007No. 04-17414California886 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM ****

Lewis argues that the administrative law judge (ALJ) “committed six principal errors in reaching her flawed determination” that Lewis was not disabled.

Lewis argues that the ALJ erred in failing to consider all of his impairments at Step 2 of her analysis. Since there is substantial evidence in the medical records *302 that Lewis’s “status post laminectomy” encompassed his weak ankle doriflexors, the ALJ’s decision not to list it as a separate impairment is properly supported. Similarly, there is substantial evidence in the medical record reflecting that Lewis’s gastroparesis was related to his diabetes. The discussion of “diabetes and abdominal pain” in the ALJ’s decision also indicates that the ALJ understood the gastroparesis to be a part of Lewis’s diabetes. Similarly, even assuming that Lewis’s diabetic neuropathy had any effect on his ability to work, there is substantial evidence that this impairment was diabetes-related. Thus, the ALJ was not required to list the diabetic neuropathy in addition to diabetes mellitus. Finally, although the medical records confirm that Lewis had hypertension, Lewis has failed to allege what impact, if any, his high blood…

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