N O T FO R PUB L ICAT IO N UNITED STATES C OUR T OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH C IR C UIT
JEFFREY S. C HAR

NEY, Plaintiff - Appe lla nt, v. C AR OLYN W . C OLVIN, De fe nda

nt - Appe lle e . No. 14-55575 D.C . No. 2:13-c v-07080-JC M EM O R ANDUM *

Appe a l from

the Unite d

Stat e s Distric t C ourt for the C e ntra l Distric t of C a lifornia Ja c que line C hooljia

n, M a gistra

te Judge , Pre siding Subm itte d

April 1, 2016 * * B e fore : LEAVY, GR AB ER , a nd OW ENS, C irc uit Judge s. Je ffre y S. C ha rne y a ppe a ls the distric t

c o urt’ s judgm e nt a ffirm ing the C om m issione r of Soc ia l Se c urity ’ s de nia l of his a pplic ations for disa

bility insura nc e be ne fits a

nd supple m e nta l se c urity

inc o m e unde r Title s II and XVI of the



# FIL ED APR 05 2016 M OLLY C. DW Y ER, 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 9th C ir. R . 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 ora l a

rgum e nt. Se e Fe d. R . App. P. 34(a)(2).Soc ia l Se c urity Ac t. W e have jurisdic tion unde r 28 U.S.C . § 1291. W e re vie w de novo, Molina v . Astrue , 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th C ir. 2012), a nd we a ffirm
. The a dm inistra

tive la w judge (“ ALJ” ) provide d spe c ific , c le a r, and c onvinc i ng re a sons supporting the finding tha

t C ha rne y ’ s subje c t ive sy

m ptom te stim ony wa s not c re dible . First, theALJ note d tha t no c le ar c orre lation e xiste d be twe e n C ha

rne y ’ s im pa irm e n ts a

nd the date he c e a se d working in April 2010. Se e Gre gory v . Bow e n , 844 F.2d 664, 666-67 (9th C ir. 1988). TheALJ a lso note d that , while C ha

rne y wa s dia gnose d in April 2010 with a le ft kne e m e dia l m e nisc us te ar and c arpa l tunne l sy

ndrom e in his le ft a

rm , the re wa s no e v ide nc e tha t he subse q ue ntly wa s pre sc ribe d wrists bra c e s, splints, kne e bra c e s, or othe r a ssistive am bula t ion de v i c e s. The ALJ furthe r note d tha t a c linic a l e xam ination in 2011 showe d tha

t, a lthough C ha

rne y wa s una ble to fully

m ake a fist, his ra

nge of m otion im prove d a fte r m

u ltipleatte m

pts, a nd tha t he te ste d ne gative for c arpa l tunne l sy ndrom e . The ALJ a lso note d tha t C ha rne y re porte d proble m s with ba c k pa in in 2008, be fore he stoppe d working, a nd tha t subse q ue nt ne urologic a l a

nd im a ging te sts in 2010 a

nd 2011 we re la

rge ly unre m arka

ble
. Se c ond, in finding Ch arne y ’ s subje c t ive pa in te stim ony not c re dible , the ALJ note d tha

t m inim a l obje c tive m e dic a l findings supporte d C ha rne y ’ s c om pla i nts, a n d no re ports from

any tre ating or e xam ining m e dic a l sourc e s 2c orroborate d C ha rne y ’ s a lle g e d de gre e of phy sic a l lim ita t ion. Se e Matthe w

s v . Shalala , 10 F.3d 678, 680 (9th C ir.1993) (ALJ prope rly disc ounte d the c la im ant's a lle gations whe re no doc tor “ e xpre s se d the opinion tha t [the c la im ant] wa s tota lly disa ble d” or “ im

plie d tha t [the c la im ant] wa s pre c lude d from a ll work a c tivity .” ). Third, theALJ re a sona

bly found tha

t C ha rne y ’ s c onse rvative c o urse of tre atm e n t unde rm ine d his subje c tive c om p la ints. M e d ic a l re c ords indic ate tha t C ha rne y ’ s tre at ing phy s ic ia

n s pre sc ribe d phy sic a l the ra p y , e p i dura l inje c tions, a

nd pa in m e dic ation, but surgery wa s not re c om

m e nde d for his le g or ba c k pa in. C ontra ry to C ha rne y ’ s c onte ntion, theALJ did ta ke into a c c o unt his fibrom y a lgia and c onside re d it a

se ve re im

p a irm e nt. The ALJ found, howe ve r, no indic ation that C ha rne y ha d sought out a

ny c onsiste nt m e dic a l tre atm e nt for his fibrom y a lgia
. A dia gnosis of a

n im p a irm e nt doe s not m e an tha t the im pa irm e nt is ne c e ssa

rily disa bling. Se e Young v . Sullivan, 911 F.2d 180, 183 (9th C ir. 1990). AFFIRM E D.

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