Fliss
Fliss v. Astrue
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Keith Fliss appeals the judgment entered by the Magistrate Judge affirming *442 the decision of the Commissioner of the Social Security Administration that adopted the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ’s”) denial of Fliss’s claim for disability benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
First, Fliss challenges the ALJ’s decision to give little weight to the opinions of the treating physician and treating psychiatrist. The opinion of each doctor consisted of a check-list assessment that did not include an explanation of the bases of their conclusions. We hold that the ALJ did not err in giving the opinions little weight. See Crane v. Shalala, 76 F.3d 251, 253 (9th Cir.1996).
Second, Fliss argues that the ALJ erred in concluding that Fliss’s mental impairment was not severe. There is no objective evidence in the record, beyond the psychiatrist’s discredited check-list assessment, that supports Fliss’s contention that his mental impairment significantly limited his ability to do basic work. We hold that the ALJ did not err in concluding that Fliss’s mental impairment was not severe. See Matthews v. Shalala, 10 F.3d 678, 680 (9th…