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the S oc i a l S e c ur i ty A c t , 42 U . S . C . §§ 401–433 ( 2008) . H ubbl e appe a l s the de c i s i on. F orthe r e a s ons di s c us s e d be l ow , the d e c i s i o n i s a f

f i rm e d . B e c au s e th e p a rt i e s a r e f a m i l i a rwi th th e f

a c t s o f th i s c a s e , we r e s t a t e the m he r e onl y a s ne c e s s a ry t o e xpl a i n ourde c i s i on. S ub st ant i al evi dence s up po rt s the A L J’ s r ej ec t i on of the op i ni on s of D r. V ra denb urg, H ub bl e’ s c hi ropract or. D r. V ra denb urg’ s a ss es sm entthatH ub bl e w as

“ ful l y di sabl ed” w as no tconsi st entw i th the op i ni on s of the other m edi ca l source s w ho e va l ua t e d H ubbl e . W he r e m e di c a l opi ni ons c onf l i c t , the A L Jm us tw e i gh the c r e d ib ilityo f

th e s o u r c e s a n d r e s o lv e th e c o n f lic t. T h o m a s v. B a rn h a rt , 278 F . 3d 947, 956–57 ( 9th C i r . 2002) . T he A L Ji s e nt i t l e d t o gi ve gr e a t e rw e i ghtt o opi ni ons f r o m “a c c e p tab le m e d ic a l s o u r c e s ,” S S R 0 6 - 0 3 p , 2 0 0 6 W L 2 3 2 9 9 3 9 , * 2 , a n d h is concl usi on thatthe other s ou rc es w er e m ore c re di bl e w as no tun re as on abl e, T hom as , 278 F . 3d a t956–57. T o the e xt e nttha tthe A L Jw a s i nc orr e c ti n s t a t i ng th a t D r . V r a d e n b u r g d id n o t p e r f o rm ap h y s ic a l e x a m in a tio n o f H u b b le a n d in h is in te rp r e ta tio n o f

D r . V r a d e n b u r g ’s m e d ic a l n o te s r e g a r d in g H u b b le ’s ab ilityto c o n tr o l h e rp a in w ith I b u p r o f e n , th e e rr o ris h a rm le s s .3

T he A L Jpr ovi de d s pe c i f i c , c l e a r , a nd c onvi nc i ng r e a s ons f orr e j e c t i ng H u b b le ’s te s tim o n y ab o u t th e e x te n t o f h e rs y m p to m s . R o l l i n s v. M a ssa n a ri , 261 F . 3d 853, 856–57 ( 9th C i r . 2001) ( c i t i ng R eddi ck v. Cha ter , 1 5 7 F .3 d 7 1 5 , 7 2 2 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 9 8 ) ) . T h e A L Jr e a s o n ab lyc o n c lu d e d th a t H u b b le ’s ab ilityto w o rkw ith s im ila rim p a irm e n ts in th e p a s t u n d e rm in e s h e rc la im e d in ab ilityto w o rkn o w . G rego ryv. B ow en , 8 4 4 F. 2 d 6 6 4 , 6 6 6

– 6 7 ( 9 th Ci r . 1 9 8 8 ) . Ad d i t i o n a l l y , th e ALJ fo u n d th atH u b b l e’ s actu al act i v i t i es are i n co n si st en tw i th a fi n d i n g o f d i sab i l i ty, a nd tha ta l l the m e di c a l opi ni ons be s i de s D r . V r a de nbur g’ s s upportthe c onc l us i on th a t H u b b le is c ap ab le o f s e d e n ta ry w o rk . N o r d idth e A L J e rrin d isco u n ti n g th e s tatem en t o f M in d y D eter , H u b b le’s ne i ghbor . I tw a s ba s e d e nt i r e l y upon H ubbl e ’ s s e l f - r e port e d s y m pt om s , w hi c h the A L J h a d a lr e a d y d is c o u n te d . T he A L Jpr ovi de d ge rm a ne r e a s ons t o r e j e c tthe 2005 thi r d- pa rty f unc t i on re po rtcom pl et ed by H ub bl e’ s husband , D an H ub bl e. T he re po rthad b ee n edi t ed by a nothe rpe r s on, w hi c h c a l l e d i nt o que s t i on the c r e di bi l i ty of the s t a t e m e nt s a nd c r e a t e d i nc ons i s t e nc i e s w i thi n the r e port . T he A L Jdi d notne e d t o pr ovi de r e a s ons t o rej ec tD an H ub bl e’ s 200 3 thi rd-party f un ct i on re po rtbecause the re po rtw as l ar gel y c on si st entw i th the A L J’ s det erm i nat i on of H ub bl e’ s r es i du al funct i on al cap aci ty.4

T h e A L Jp r o p e r lyc o n s id e r e d H u b b le ’s o b e s itya n d p a in d is o r d e rin h is de t e rm i na t i on. H e l i s t e d both a s s e ve r e m e di c a l i m pa i rm e nt s a nd ga ve s i gni f i c a nt w e ig h t to m e d ic a l s o u r c e r e p o rts th a t c o n s id e r e d h o w H u b b le ’s o b e s itya n d p a in di sorderm i gh texac erbat e the ext entof her s ym pt om s. H i s c on clusi on thatthey di d n otfurther i m pacther r es i du al funct i on al capaci ty w as re as on abl e. T he A L Ja l s o pr ope r l y de t e rm i ne d tha tH ubbl e ’ s i m pa i rm e nt s do notm e e tor e qua l L i s t i ng 1. 02. 20 C . F . R . P t . 404, S ubpt . P , A pp. 1, 1. 02. T he r e c or d doe s not supp ortH ub bl e’ s c on t ent i on thatshe w as un abl e t o am bu l at e e ff ec t i vel y f or a p e r io d la s tin g lo n g e rth a n 1 2 m o n th s . A ddi t i ona l l y , the A L Jdi d note rri n f i ndi ng tha tH ubbl e i s c apabl e of perf orm i ng her pas tre l evantw ork. T he A L J properl y r el i ed on the vo ca t i on al expert ’ s t es t i m on y thatH ub bl e c ou l d p er form the w ork as i ti s gener al l y per form ed i n the nat i on al ec on om y, base d o n a hypo thet i ca l pres ent i ng H ub bl e’ s r es i du al f u n c tio n a l c ap a c ity . Se e B r ayv . C om m ’ rSoc . Se c . A dm i n. , 554 F . 3d 1219, 1228 (9th C i r. 20 09 ) ( vo ca t i on al expertop i ni on evi dence i s r el i abl e i f the hypo thet i ca l “s e t[ s ] o u t a ll the l i m i t at i on s and re stri ct i on s of the part i cul arcl ai m ant ” ( i nt ernal q u o tati o n m ar k s o m itted )) . A cc o rd in g ly, su b stan ti al ev id en ce su p p o rts th e A L J’s concl usi on atst ep four, and the A L J w as no tre qu i re d t o rea ch st ep fi ve. T he A L Jdi d notpr ovi de s pe c i f i c r e a s ons f

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t es t i m on y of D an H ub bl e, som e of w hi ch confl i ct s w i th the A L J’ s r es i du al funct i on al capaci ty det erm i nat i on . H ow ever , base d o n the t ot al i ty of the evi dence i n the re cord, w e are conv i nced thatno re as on abl e A L J, even cre di t i ng D an H u b b le ’s te s tim o n y , c o u ld h a v e r e a c h e d ad if f e r e n t d is ab ilityd e te rm in a tio n . Stout v . C om m ’ rSoc . Se c . A dm i n. , 45 4 F . 3d 10 50 , 10 56 (9th C i r. 20 06 ). A c c o r d in g ly , th e A L Jp r o p e r lyc o n s id e r e d o rr e je c te d th e e v id e n c e in th is m a tte r , a n d s u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e s u p p o rts h is f in d in g s . AF F I R ME D.