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. S. C O U R T OF APPE ALSA nthony B a rr i e nt e z appe a l s the di s tr i c tc ou rt ’ s de c i s i on a f f i r m i ng the C o m m i ssi o n er o f S o ci al S ecu ri ty’ s d en i al o f B arri en t ez’ s ap p l i cat i o n fo r d i sab i l i ty i ns ur a nc e be ne f

i t s a nd s uppl e m e nt a l s e c ur i ty i n com e unde rT i t l e s I I a nd X V I of the S o c ia l S e c u r ity A c t, 4 2 U .S .C . § § 4 1 6 , 4 2 3 . W e h a v e ju r is d ic tio n u n d e r2 8 U .S .C . § 12 91
. B ec ause subst ant i al evi dence s up po rt s the A dm i ni stra t i ve L aw Judg e’ s ( “ A L J” ) d e c is io n a n d th e A L J c o m m itte d n o le g a l e rr o r , w e a f f ir m . W e r e vi e w de novo the di s tr i c tc our t ’ s or de ruphol di ng a de c i s i on of the C o m m is s io n e r d e n y in g b e n e f its to a n ap p lic a n t. A u kla n d v. M a ssa n a ri , 257 F
. 3d 1033, 1 0 3 4
- 3 5 ( 9 th C ir
. 2 0 0 1 )
. T h e C o m m is s io n e r ’s d e c is io n m u s t b e u p h e ld i f i tis
s u p p o r te d b y s u b s ta n t i a l e v id e n c e a n d is f r e e o f le g a l e rr o r . Id . a t 1 0 3 5 . U n d e rth is st an d ard , i f ev i d en ce ex i st s t o su p p o rt m o re th an o n e rat i o n al i n t erp ret at i o n , w e m u st d e f e r to th e C o m m is s io n e r ’s d e c is io n . B at s on v . C om m ’ r Soc
. Se c . A dm i n. , 359 F
. 3d 11 90 , 11 98 (9th C i r. 20 04 ). A dd i t i on al l y, “ [a ] deci si on of the A L J w i l l no tbe re vers ed for e rr ors thatar e harm l es s. ” B u rch v. B a rn h a rt , 40 0 F
. 3d 67 6, 6 7 9 (9 th C ir. 20 05 ). F i rst , t o th e ex t en t th e A L J m ay h av e erred b y ad m i tt i n g t el ep h o n i c t est i m o n y,
w e c onc l ude i tw a s ha r m l e s s e rr orbe c a us e the r e r e m a i ns s ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e i n the
r e c o r d s u p p o r tin g th e A L J ’s d e c is io n . Mol i na v . A s tr ue , 67 4 F
. 3d 11 04 , 11 15 (9th C i r. 2 0 1 2 )
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S e c ond, w hi l e B a rr i e nt e z m a y not r a i s e f or the f i r s tt i m e on appe a l hi s c ha l l e nge t o the A L J’ s c re di bi l i ty f i n d ing, even i f thi s i ss ue coul d b e r ai se d, the A L J provi ded
c l e a ra nd c onvi nc i ng r e a s ons f orr e j e c t i ng B a rr i e nt e z ’ s s ubj e c t i ve s y m pt om
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ound s om e e vi de nc e of m a l i nge r i ng, a nd not e d the i ncon si st enci es i n B arri ent ez ’ s c og ni t i ve t es tre sul t s a nd di sc re panci es be tw ee n B arri ent ez ’ s r eport ed sy m pt om s a nd the m edi ca l re p o rts. T he A L J a l so prov i ded
su ffi ci en tan d g erm an e reaso n s fo r rej ect i n g th e l ay w i tn ess t est i m o n y, because that t e s t i m ony w a s ba s e d on B a rr i e nt e z ’ s s ubj e c t i ve c om pl a i nt s , w hi c h the A L J f ound not
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al e nt i ne v . C om m ’ rSoc
. Se c . A dm i n. , 57 4 F
. 3d 68 5, 69 4 (9th C i r. 20 09 ). T hi r d, the A L J p ro pe r l y i nc l ude d a l l l i m i t a t i ons tha the f ound c r e di bl e a nd
su p p or t e d by s ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e i n the r e s i dua l f unc t i ona l c apa c i ty ( R F C ) f i ndi ng. C ontr a ry t o Ba rr i e n t e z ’ s c o n t e n t i o n , th e RFC i s n o ti n c o n s i s t e n tw i th the
r e c om m e nda t i ons a s s e s s e d by D r . H e i l brunn. D r . H e i l brunn di d notr e c om m e nd a ny spec i fi c m ani pu l at i ve or re ac hi ng l i m i t at i on s, and the A L J properl y i ncorpo ra t ed D r. H e i l brunn’ s r e c om m e nda t i on tha tB a rr i e nt e z m ay ne e d pos tur a l r e pos i t i oni ng by lim itin g B a rr ie n te z to s ittin g f o r o n e h o u r in te r v a ls , w ith th e o p tio n to s ta n d f o ru p to f iv e m in u te s a s n e e d e d d u r in g th e s ittin g in te r v a ls
. F i nal l y, the A L J in clu ded al l l i m i t at i on s thathe foun d cre di bl e a nd supp ort ed b y s u b s ta n ti a l e v i d e n c e in d e te r m in in g th e v o c a tio n a l e x p e r t h y p o th e tic a l. B ayl iss v.4

B a rn h a rt , 427 F
. 3d 1211, 1217 ( 9th C i r . 2 0 0 5 ). T h u s , the A L J pr ope r l y r e l i e d on
v o cat i o n al ev i d en ce atS t ep 5 o f th e S o ci al S ecu ri ty A d m i n i strat i o n ev al u at i o n p ro cess to f in d th a t B a rr ie n te z is c ap ab le o f p e r f o r m in g s e d e n ta ry u n s k i l l e d w o r k th a t e x is ts i n si g n i fi can tn u m b ers i n th e n at i o n al eco n o m y . Ho o paiv . A s tr ue , 499 F
. 3d 1071, 1 0 7 4
- 7 5 ( 9 th C ir . 2 0 0 7 )
. Su b s t a n t i a l e v i d e n c e s u p p o r t s th e Co mm i s s i o n e r ’ s d e t e r mi n a t i o n a n d th e ALJ
c o m m itte d n o le g a l e rr o r . A F F I R M E D .