N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT GAR Y EVANSON, Pla i ntiff-Appe lla

nt, v. ANDREW

M . SAUL, C om

m issione r of Soc i a l Se c urity ,

De fe nda nt-Appe l le e . No. 19-15283 D.C . No. 2:17-c v-01899-AC M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the Ea ste rn Distric t of C a lifornia Allison C la ire , M a gistra

te Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d M arc h 25, 2020 ** San Fran c isc o , C a lifornia B e fore : GOULD, C HR ISTEN, a nd B RESS, C irc uit Judge s. Gary Eva nson a p pe a l s the distric t c ourt’ s de c ision a ffirm ing the C om m issione r of Soc ia l Se c urity ’ s de nia l of his a pplic ation for disa

bility insura

nc e be ne fits. R e vie wing de novo, we m ay se t a side a

de nia l of be ne fits only

if the 

# FIL ED APR 1 2020 M OLLY C. DW Y E R, CLERK U. S. CO URT O F APPEALS

* This disposition is not a ppropria te for public at ion a

nd is not pre c e de nt e xc e pt a s provide d

by Ninth C irc uit R

ule 36-3.

* * The pa

ne l una nim ously c onc lude s this c a se is suita ble for de c ision without oral a

rgum e nt. Se eFe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).de c ision of thea dm i n istra tive la w judge (“ ALJ” ) is not supporte d by substa ntia l e vide nc e , or if the ALJ a

pplie d the wrong le g a l sta nda rd. Molina v . Astrue , 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th C ir. 2012). W e a ffirm . 1. Eva

nson c onte n ds tha

t the ALJ e rre d by

fa iling to c onside r Eva

nson’ s c om bine d im pa irm e nts a

n d subje c t ive sy

m ptom s. Howe ve r, the m e dic a l re c ord e vide nc e indic ate d m inim a l to no obje c tive sy m ptom s or limita

tions dueto Eva nson’ s im pa irm e nts, a

n d the ALJ provide d c le ar and c onvinc ing re a sons for disc ounting Eva

nson’ s subje c tive re p orts a b out his lim

ita tions due to pa in a

nd fatigue . Se eid. at 1112; C armic k lev . C omm’r, SSA , 533 F.3d 1155, 1161 (9th C ir. 2008). The e xiste nc e of Eva nson’ s im pa irm e nts a lone is insuffic i e nt to e sta blish func tiona l lim ita

tions or disa

b i lity . Se eMatthe w

s v . Shalala , 10 F.3d 678, 680 (9th C ir. 1993). The ALJ did not err in fa iling properly to a d d re ss m e nta l im

p a i rm e nts. Eva nson ne ve r a s se rte d at the a dm inistra tive le ve l tha

t he wa s disa

ble d due to a

ny m e nta l c ondition, a

nd the m e dic a l re c ord e vide nc e doe s not support such a n a sse rtion. 2. Eva

nson c onte n ds tha

t the ALJ e rre d in de te rm ining tha t Eva nson ha d the re sidua l func tiona l c a

p a c ity to pe rform

m e dium le ve l work a

nd c ould pe rform his pa st re le va

nt work a s a

c arpe nte r. Howe ve r, a s disc usse d a bove , the m e dic a l re c o rd e vide nc e indic at e d m inim a l obje c tive sy m ptom s or limita

tions dueto 2Eva

nson’ s im pa irm e nts, a

n d the ALJ prope rly

disc ounte d Eva

nson’ s re p orts re ga rding thee xte nt of his subje c tive sy m ptom s a nd limita tions. Substa

ntia l e vide nc e supports the

ALJ’ s a sse ssm e nt of Eva nson’ s re sidua l func tiona l c a pa c ity . Furthe rm ore , the ALJ’ s finding tha t Eva nson pe rform e d pa st re le va nt work a s a c arpe nte r at the m e dium

work e xe rtion le ve l is supporte d by substa ntia l e vide nc e in the re c ord, inc luding Eva nson’ s own de s c riptions of his work history a c c om pa ny ing his a

pplic ation for be n e fits. The ALJ wa s not re quire d to c onsult a voc ationa l e xpe rt in m aking thede te rm ination tha t Eva nson c ould pe rform

pa st re le va nt work. S

e eC ranev . Shalala, 76 F.3d 251, 255 (9th C ir. 1996). Substa ntia l e vide nc e supports the

ALJ’ s c onc lusion tha

t Eva n s on c ould pe rform

pa st re le va

nt work a s a c arpe nte r at t

he m e dium

work e xe rtion le ve l. 3. Eva

nson c onte n ds the ALJ e rre d by fa i ling to a

pply the pre sum

ptive disa bility sta nda rds a t 20 C .F.R

§ 404.1562. The se sta

nda rds we re ina

pplic a ble give n Eva nson’ s e duc ation le v e l a

nd pa st re le va

nt work e xpe rie nc e . AFFIRM E D.

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