T hi s di s pos i t i on i s notappr opr i a t e f orpubl i c a t i on and i s notpr e c e de nt * e xc e pta s pr ovi de d by9th C i r . R . 36- 3.

C a r o ly n W . C o lv in , A c tin g C o m m is s io n e ro f S o c ia l S e c u r ity , is ** subst i tut ed for her pre dece ss or, M i chae l J. A strue, C om m i ss i on erof S oci al S ec uri ty, pu rs uantt o F ed. R . A pp . P . 43 (c )( 2).

T h e p a rtie s c o n s e n te dto p r o c e e db e f o r e am a g is tr a te ju d g e . See 28 ** * U . S . C . § 6 36 (c ).

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or So c i a l Se c u r i tyd i s ab i l i tyi n s u r a n c e b e n e f i t s a n ds u p p l e me n t a l s e c u r i tyi n c o me be ne f i t s unde rT i t l e s I I a nd X V I the S oc i a l S e c ur i tyA c t . W e ha ve j ur i s di c t i on p u r s u a n tt o 2 8 U . S. C. § 1 2 9 1 . W e a f f i rm. W e r e vi e w de novo the di s tr i c tc ourt ’ s de c i s i on uphol di ng the de ni a l of b en efi t s. B e rr

yv . A s tr ue , 62 2 F . 3d 12 28 , 12 31 (9th C i r. 20 10 ). W e m ustaf fi rm the de ni a l of

be ne f i t s unl e s s i ti s ba s e d on l e ga l e rr ororthe f i ndi ngs of

f a c ta r e not supp ort ed by subst ant i al evi dence. V a le n tin e v . C o m m ’ rSo c . Se c . A dm in . , 574 F . 3d 68 5, 69 0 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). Q uesa da ar gu es general l y thatthe C om m i ss i on erov er l oo ked h i s physi ca l i nj uri es and m ent al l i m i t at i on s. W e r ej ec tQ uesa da’ s argum entbecause s ub st ant i al evi dence s up po rt s the C om m i ss i on er ’ s dec i si on thatQ uesa da has the re si du al f unc t i ona l c apa c i tyt o pe r f orm hi s pa s tr e l e va ntw ork a nd the r e f or e he i s not d is ab le d . See B e rr

y, 622 F . 3d a t1231. M ore s peci fi ca l l y, the adm i ni stra t i ve l aw j ud ge (A L J) prop er l y det erm i ned thatQ uesa da prov i ded i nsuffi ci entobj ec t i ve supp ortfor hi s r eport ed funct i on al l i m i t at i o n s. A l th o u g h Q u esad a st at ed th ath e u seda can e an dw al k er att i m es, n ei th er i t em w as m ed i cal l y p rescri b ed , an dth ere w as ev i d en ce th atQ u esad a’ s u se12- 55546 3 of ac a ne a nd w a l ke rw a s i nc ons i s t e ntw i th hi s norm a l ga i t , good m obi l i ty , l a c k of n e u r o lo g ic a l d e f

e c ts , a n dn o rm a l m u s c le s tr e n g th . Se e Chaudhr yv . A s tr ue , 688 F . 3d 66 1, 67 0-67 1 (9th C i r. 20 12 ) ( ho l di ng thatthe A L J properl y r el i ed on m edi ca l e v i d e n c e u n d e rmi n i n g c l a i man t ’ s s u b j e c t i v e a s s e s s me n to f

l i mi t a t i o n s ) . Th e ALJ al so prop er l y f

ou nd thatQ uesa da’ s dai l y a ct i vi t i es , i ncl ud i ng dri vi ng , grocery s hoppi ng, c ooki ng, a nd he l pi ng hi s c hi l dr e n w i th the i rhom e w ork, w e r e not c o n s is te n t w ith h is c o m p la in ts o f d is ab lin g s y m p to m s a n dlim ita tio n s . Se e R ol l i ns v. M a ssa n a ri , 2 6 1 F .3 d8 5 3 , 8 5 7 (9 th C ir. 2 0 0 1 ) ( A L J m ay re ject th e c laim an t’ s t e s t i m onyw he n i nc ons i s t e ntw i th the c l a i m a nt ’ s da i l ya c t i vi t i e s a nd c ontr a ryt o the m edi ca l evi dence. ); C urr yv . Sul l i v an , 925 F . 2d 1127, 1130 ( 9th C i r . 1990) (c l ai m ant ’ s t es t i m on y abo utdai l y a ct i vi t i es , i ncl ud i ng t aki ng care of pers on al n eed s, p rep ari n g easy m eal s, d o i n g l i g h th o u sew o rkan dsh o p p i n g fo r g ro ceri es, m a yb e s e e n a s in c o n s is te n t w ith th e p r e s e n c e o f ad is ab lin g c o n d itio n ) . T he A L Ja l s o pr ovi de d s pe c i f i c a nd l e gi t i m a t e r e a s ons , s upport e d by s u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e , to d is c r e d it th e o p in io n o f e x a m in in g p h y s ic ia n D r . C lo s e in fa v o r o f th e o p in io n o f c o n su lt in g ex am in in g p h ys ician D r. S o p h o n . D r. C lo se ’s opi ni on w a s i nc ons i s t e ntw i th D r . S ophon’ s opi ni on, D r . C l os e ’ s di a gnos i s of r i ght s h o u ld e ra tr o p h yw a s n o t s u p p o rte de ls e w h e r e in th e r e c o r d , D r . C lo s e f a ile dto expl ai n h ow or w hy Q uesa da’ s m edi ca t i on s w ou l d l i m i thi s a ct i vi t i es , and D r.12- 55546 4 C l os e ’ s l i m i t a t i ons on Q ue s a da ’ s s i tt i ng, s t a ndi ng a nd w a l ki ng w e r e i nc ons i s t e nt w ith Q u e s a d a ’s o w n te s tim o n yo n th o s e p o in ts . See L es terv. Cha ter , 81 F . 3d 821, 830- 31 ( 9th C i r . 1995) (e xp l ai ni ng w hi ch ph ys i ci ans’ op i ni on s s ho ul d b e gi ven control l i ng w ei gh t ); B urkhart v. B ow en , 856 F . 2d 1335, 1339- 40 ( 9th C i r . 1988) (the A L J properl y r ej ec t ed a m edi ca l op i ni on no tsupp ort ed by obj ec t i ve fi nd i ng s) ; see a l so Ch a u dh ry , 688 F . 3d a t671 ( s t a t i ng tha ta n A L Jne e d nota c c e ptthe o p in io n o f

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, c o n c lu s o ry , a n din a d e q u a te ly supp ort ed by cl i ni ca l fi nd i ng s) . F i nal l y, the di stri ctcourtprop er l y c on cl ud ed thatthe addi t i on al evi dence Q u e s a d as u b m itte dto th e A p p e a ls C o u n c il w o u ldn o t h a v e c h an g e dth e o u tc o m e in th e c a s e b e c au s e it p o s t- d a te dth e A L J ’s d e c is io n a n dth e r e f o r e w a s n o t r e le v a n t. Se e B r e w es v . C om m ’ rof Soc . Se c . A dm i n. , 682 F . 3d 1157, 1162 ( 9th C i r . 2012) ( the a dm i ni s tr a t i ve r e c or d i nc l ude s e vi de nc e s ubm i tt e d t o a nd c ons i de r e d bythe A ppe a l s C ounc i l , s o l ong a s the e vi de nc e r e l a t e s t o the pe r i od on orbe f or e the A L J ’s d e c is io n ) ; see a l

so 2 0 C .F .R . § 4 0 4 .9 7 0 ( b ) ( “I f n e w a n dm a te r ia l e v id e n c e is s u b m itte d , th e A p p e a ls C o u n c il s h a ll c o n s id e rth e a d d itio n a l e v id e n c e o n lyw h e r e it r e l a t e s t o the pe r i od on orbe f or e the da t e of

the a dm i ni s tr a t i ve l a w j udge he a r i ng deci si on . ”) ; 20 C . F . R . § 4 16 . 14 70 (b) ( sam e f or S S I app l i cat i on s) .12- 55546 5 Q ue s a dac ont e nds f

orthe f i r s tt i m e on appe a l tha tbe c aus e he ha s de pr e s s i on, a nxi e ty , a nd di f

f i c ul tyw i th hi s m e m ory , he w a s unabl e t o gi ve a l l i nf orm a t i on r e ga r di ng hi s phy s i c a l i nj ur i e s a nd m e nt a l c ondi t i ons t o the A L J . W e do not co n si d er i ssu es rai sedfo r th e fi rstt i m e o n ap p eal , ex cep tt o av o i dm an i fest in ju s tic e . G reg er v. B a rn h a rt , 46 4 F . 3d 96 8, 97 3 (9th C i r. 20 06 ) ( expl ai ni ng that thi s c ou rtm ayconsi der an i ss ue ra i se d for the fi rs tt i m e on app ea l on l y w here n e c e s s a ryto a v o idam a n if e s t in ju s tic e ) ; Meanelv. Apf

el , 1 7 2 F .3 d1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 5 ( 9 th C i r. 19 99 ) ( ho l di ng that , atl ea stw hen cl ai m ant s are re pres ent ed by coun se l , they m u s t r a is e a ll is s u e s a n de v id e n c e a t th e ira d m in is tr a tiv e h e a r in g s in o r d e rto pres erve them on appeal ). T here i s no m ani fe sti nj ust i ce here . AF F I RME D.