Christopher Pumroy v. Martin O'Malley

FILED

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

JUN 28 2024

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHRISTOPHER PUMROY, No. 23-35332

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:22-cv-05082-SAB

v.

MEMORANDUM*

MARTIN J. O’MALLEY, Commissioner of Social Security,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Stanley A. Bastian, Chief District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 6, 2024 Submission withdrawn May 7, 2024 Resubmitted June 25, 2024 Seattle, Washington

Before: W. FLETCHER, BEA, and OWENS, Circuit Judges.

Christopher Pumroy appeals a denial of disability benefits. He is a 39-year-

old combat veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”) and carpal tunnel

syndrome, both related to his military service. The Administrative Law Judge

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. (“ALJ”) denied benefits after finding that Pumroy can perform other work that

exists in the national economy such as a janitor, packager, or landscape…