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i b r o my a l g i a . W e a g r e e th a tth e ALJ d id n o t r e v ie w th is is s u e u s in g th e p r o p e rs ta n d ar d f o raf ib r o m y a lg ia d eter m in atio n , an d g av e in su ff icien t w eig h t t o th e o p in io n o f M ar sh ’s 1 rhe um a t ol ogi s t . T he gove rnm e ntc onc e de s a s m uc h. H ow e ve r , M a r s h s uf f e r e d no 2 pr e j udi c e be c aus e the de t e rm i na t i on oc c urr e d a ts t e p tw o of the e va l ua t i on, the 3 4 A L Js t i l l de c i de d tha tM a r s h ha d s e ve r e i m pa i rm e nt s , a nd the A L Jdi d t a ke the ef fe ctof M ar sh’ s pai n i nt o acc ou nti n d ec i di ng the ca se . (2) M ar sh nextcont ends thatw e m ustre vers e bec ause the A L J di sc ou nt ed M ar sh’ s c l ai m thathe had severe po sttraum at i c s tre ss di sorder(P T S D ) and se vere m e m o ry a n d c o n c e n tr a tio n lo s s . W e d is a g r e e . A s to th e f o rm e r , th e A L Jp r o p e r ly no t ed M ar sh’ s ow n con fl i ct i ng st ori es abou tthe supp osed source of hi s a l l eged P T S D , an d rel i ed u p o n h i s treat i n g p h ysi ci an -p sych i atri st ’ s rej ect i o n o f P T S D as a

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– 6 5 ( 9 th 6 C i r. 20 08 ). S ee i d. at11 65 (s t at i ng thatdi agno si s bef ore the on se tdat e c an be of l i m i t ed 7 re l evance) . S ee R yan v . C om m ’ r of S oc. S ec . , 52 8 F . 3d 11 94 , 11 99 –1 20 0 (9th C i r. 8 20 08 ). S ee S oci al S ec uri ty Rul i ng (S S R ) 96-7p , 19 96 W L 37 41 86 (Jul y 2, 19 96 ),

9 at*2 (c l ai m ant ’ s s t at em entof hi s ow n sym pt om s w i l l no tsuff i ce ). S ee T on apetyan v . H al t er , 24 2 F . 3d 11 44 , 11 49 (9th C i r. 20 01 ). 10 3 d ia g n o s is . A s to th e la tte r , th e m e d ic a l r e c o r d s a f te rth e d is ab ilityo n s e t d a te 6 7 i n d i cat ed th atM arsh d i d h av e a l o ss o f co n cen trat i o n an d m em o ry, b u tth o se r e c or ds do noti ndi c a t e tha tthe y w e r e a c tua l l yba s e d upon c l i ni c a l obs e rva t i on a nd t es t i ng ra ther than u po n M ar sh’ s s ubj ec t i ve com pl ai nt s, and are r ather c on cl usory

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h is 10 d ef icit s, w h ich w e w il l co m m en t up o n in th e n ex t p ar ag rap h . M o re o v er , M ar sh ’s P T S D a n d m e m o ry a n d c o n c e n tr a tio n lo s s c o m p la in ts w e r e p a rtia llyta k e n in to a c c ounti n the A L J ’ s ul t i m a t e r e s i dua l f unc t i ona l c apa c i tyde t e rm i na t i on. (3) T he A L J f

ou nd thatM ar sh w as no tent i re l y c re di bl e w hen h e a ss ert edT he r e c a n be l i tt l e doubttha tM a r s h ha d c ondi t i ons tha tdi d pr oduc e pa i n; 11 the ul t i m at e i ss ue w as ho w m uch and ho w devast at i ng . S ee L i ng enfe l t erv. A strue, 504 F . 3d 1028, 1035–36, 1040 ( 9th C i r . 2007) . A c l a i m a nt ’ s a s s e rt i on of the e xt e ntof hi s pa i n c a n be r e

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. ” O rn v. A strue, 49 5 F . 3d 62 5, 63 5 (9th C i r. 20 07 ) ( i nt ernal qu ot at i on m arks om i tt ed); se e a l so F ai r v. B ow en, 88 5 F . 2d 59 7, 60 4 (9th C i r. 19 89 ). S e e B a t s on v. C om m ’ rof S oc . S e c . A dm i n. , 359 F . 3d 1190, 1193, 1196 12 ( 9th C i r . 2004) ; R ol l i ns , 261 F . 3d a t855–56. S e e B ur c h, 400 F . 3d a t680–81; R ol l i ns , 261 F . 3d a t857; M or ga n v. 13 C om m ’ rof

S oc . S e c . A dm i n. , 169 F . 3d 595, 600 ( 9th C i r . 1999) ; C urryv. S ul l i va n, 92 5 F . 2d 11 27 , 11 30 (9th C i r. 19 91 ). S e e 42 U . S . C . § 423( d) ( 1) ( A ) ; 20 C . F . R . § 416. 920( e ) & ( g) ; B ur c h, 400 14 F . 3d a t679. S e e B a t s on, 359 F . 3d a t1196. 15 4 thathi s l oss of c on ce ntra t i on and h i s pai n p re cl ud ed hi m fr om w orki ng . B as ed 11 upon thi s r e c or d, the e vi de nc e i s s uf f i c i e nt t o s upportthe A L J ’ s de t e rm i na t i on 12 thatM ar sh’ s c l ai m s of pai n and other def i ci t s are no tent i re l y c re di bl e, and that 13 M a r s h c oul d, the r e f

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l ys t a t e d : ( a ) th e ALJ prop er l y det erm i ned thatthe t es t i m on y of M ar sh’ s w i fe and form erem pl oyerS ee V al ent i ne v. C om m ’ r S oc. S ec . A dm i n, 57 4 F . 3d 68 5, 69 3– 94 (9th C i r. 16 20 09 ). S e e M c C a rt e y v. M a s s a na r i , 298 F . 3d 1072, 1076 ( 9th C i r . 2002) . ( “ [ T ] he

17 A L J m aygi ve l es s w ei gh tt o a V A di sabi l i ty r at i ng i f he gi ves per suas i ve, spec i fi c, val i d rea sons for doi ng so thatar e s up po rt ed by the re cord. ”) ; se e a l so V al ent i ne, 574 F . 3d a t694–95. S ee O se nb rock v. A pfel , 24 0 F . 3d 11 57 , 11 64 (9th C i r. 20 01 ). 18 S ee E m breyv. B ow en, 84 9 F . 2d 41 8, 42 2 (9th C i r. 19 88 ). 19 5 a d d e d n o th i n g s u b s t a n t i a l t o th e e v i d e n c e ; ( b ) u n d e rth e c i r c u ms t a n c e s , th e ALJ 16 c oul d pr ope r l y gi ve l i tt l e w e i ghtt o the V e t e r a ns A dm i ni s tr a t i on di s abi l i tyr a t i ng; 17 (c) th e ev i d en ce d i d n o tsu p p o rta d et erm i n at i o n th atm ed i cat i o n s t ak en b y M arsh w ou l d i nt er fe re w i th h i s w orki ng ; and (d) the hypo thet i ca l w as suff i ci entt o set 18 fo rth al l o f th e cred i b l e l i m i t at i o n s fo u n d b y th e A L J. 19 A F F I R M E D .