Carnes

MEMORANDUM ***

Jimmie R. Carnes, Jr. (“Carnes”) appeals from a district court judgment affirming an administrative law judge’s (“ALJ”) denial of Social Security Disability Insurance benefits relating to his mental and physical ailments. We affirm the district court’s judgment. The parties to this appeal are familiar with the facts, therefore we do not repeat them except when necessary.

This court reviews de novo the district court’s order affirming the Commissioner’s decision. Flaten, v. Secretary of HHS, 44 F.3d 1453, 1457 (9th Cir.1995). The decision must be affirmed if substantial evidence supports the ALJ’s findings and the ALJ applied the correct legal standards. Moncada v. Chater, 60 F.3d 521, 523 (9th Cir.1995) (per curiam). Although questions of credibility and resolution of conflicts in the testimony are functions of the agency, Sample v. Schweiker, 694 F.2d 639, 642 (9th Cir.1982), the ALJ’s credibility findings must be supported by specific, cogent reasons. Rashad v. Sullivan, 903 F.2d 1229,1231 (9th Cir.1990).

I. The ALJ properly evaluated the conflicting medical evidence concerning Carnes’ impairments.

In this case, the ALJ provided specific and legitimate reasons…