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th e A L J ’s ru lin g . T h e d is tr ic t c o u rt a f f irm e d , a n dB o y dap p e a le dto th is C ourt . S he a r gue s tha t : ( 1) the A ppe a l s C ounc i l ga ve i na de qua t e r e a s ons f or d e n y in g r e v ie w ; ( 2 ) th e A L J ’s ru lin g w a s n o t s u p p o rte db ys u b s ta n tia l e v id e n c e in the up dat ed re cord; (3) the A L J di d n otsuff i ci ent l y a cc ou ntfor B oyd’ s a dv ance d a ge ; a nd ( 4) the A L J ’ s a dve r s e c r e di bi l i tyf i ndi ng w a s e rr one ous . W e ha ve j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r2 8 U . S. C. § 2 2 5 3 , a n dw e a f f i rm. 1. T he A ppe a l s C ounc i l ga ve a de qua t e r e a s ons f orde ny i ng r e vi e w of

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u m a n Servs. , 846 F . 2d 573, 576 ( 9 th C ir . 1 9 8 8 ) ( in te rn a l q u o ta tio n m a rk s a n dc ita tio n s o m itte d ) . T he pr i m aryne w e vi de nc e i s ar e portf r om D r . L e s l i e C a rt e r , ba s e d on a J a nua ry7, 2009, e va l ua t i on. D r . C a rt e ropi ne d tha tB oy d’ s l i m i t a t i ons e qua l e d the r e q u ir e m e n ts f

o rS o c ia l S e c u r itylis tin g 1 2 .0 4 ( a f f e c tiv e d is o r d e r s ) . See 2 0 C. F. R. P t . 404, S ubpt . P , A pp. 1. S he a l s o ga ve B oy d aG l oba l A s s e s s m e ntof F unc t i oni ng ( “ G A F ” ) s c or e of

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M o reo v er, D r. C art er’ s G A F sco re d o es n o tco v er th e p eri o di n q u est i o n , an dB o yd doe s nota de qua t e l ys how how i tm i ghta f f e c tthe G A F s c or e s tha tw e r e be f or e the A L J. F i nal l y, no ne of the other new evi dence – i n i sol at i on or i n the aggregat e – s uf f i c i e nt l yunde rm i ne s the A L J ’ s rul i ng t o w a rr a ntr e m a nd. I n othe rw or ds , the A L J ’ s rul i ng w a s s upport e d bys ubs t a nt i a l e vi de nc e i n the upda t e d r e c or d. 3. T he A L Js uf

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a i l e d t o c ons i de rB oy d’ s a dva nc e d a ge c a t e gorya tS t e p F i ve , the e rr orw a s ha rm l e s s be c aus e the M e di c a l V oc a t i ona l G ui de l i ne s r e c om m e nd a d ec isio n o f “n o t d isab led ” u n d ereith erag e c ateg o ry fo r a claim an t i n B o yd ’s p o s itio n . See 20 C . F . R . P t . 404, S ubpt . P . , A pp. 2. M or e ove r , the r e i s no i nd i ca t i on thatthe vo ca t i on al expert ’ s t es t i m on y i m prop er l y r el i ed on the youn ger ag e cat eg o ry. 4 . T he A L Jga ve s uf f i c i e ntr e a s ons f

orf i ndi ng tha tB oy d w a s not c r e d ib le . “U n le s s th e r e is a f f irm a tiv e e v id e n c e s h o w in g th a t th e c la im a n t is m a l i nge r i ng, the C om m i s s i one r ’ s r e a s ons f orr e j e c t i ng the c l a i m a nt ’ s t e s t i m ony m ustbe cl ear and conv i nci ng . ” L es terv. Cha ter , 81 F . 3d 821, 834 ( 9th C i r . 1995) ( i n t e rn a l q u o t a t i o n mark s o mi tt e d ) . I n d i s c r e d i t i n g Bo y d ’ s t e s t i mo n y , th e ALJ- 5-

rel i ed o n sev eral m ed i cal fi n d i n g s i n th e reco rd . F o r ex am p l e, h e ci t ed M s. H enson’ s f

i nd i ng s of no i m pai rm enti n sever al cogn i t i ve ca t egori es , as w el l as her G A F sc o re o f 5 8 . H e r elied o n D r. E ss in k ’s G A F sc o re o f 6 5 an do n D r. E ss in k ’s o p in io n th a t B o y d h a d ag o o d p r o g n o s is f o rs ig n if ic a n t im p r o v e m e n t. Th e ALJ f u rth e rc o n s id e r e d D r . C lif f o r d ’s a s s e s s m e n t th a t, a m o n g o th e rth in g s , B o y dc o u ld

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or di sc re di t i ng B oyd’ s c on trary t est i m o n y. AF F I RME D.