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Case: 12-10055 Date Filed: 08/07/2012 Page: 1 of 8Ro sc oe Dou gl as ap pe al s fr om th e d is tri ctco urt’s o rd er af firm in g the Adm in is tra ti ve Law Ju dg e’s (“ ALJ”) de ni al of d is ab il ity in su ran ce b en efi ts , pu rs ua ntto 42 U.S.C. § 4 05 (g ). He arg ue s tha t (1 ) th ere i s n otsubs tant ia l ev id en ce i n t he reco rdto supp ort the ALJ’s fi nd in g t ha t h is pa stworkexpe rie nc e in cl ud eda po si ti on as a n o ffi ce h el pe r, an d (2 ) th e ALJ fa il edto fol lo w th is ci rcu it ’s st an da rdforde te rm in in g wh ethe r hi s al le ga ti on s o f pa in m eri te d afin di ng of di sabi li ty. Afte r rev ie w, we affi rm . I. W e rev ie w th e ALJ’s d eci si on to de te rm in e if itis “ supp orte d b y

subs tant ia l ev id en ce an d b as edon pro pe r le ga l s tand ard s. Subs tant ia l ev id en ce i s m or e th ana sc in ti ll a an d i s s uc h re le va ntev id en ce as a reas on ab le pe rs on wou ldacce ptas ad equa te to supp ort a c on cl us io n.” Cr aw fo rd v. Co mm’r o

f S oc . Sec . , 36 3 F .3d 11 55 , 11 58 (11 th Cir .20 04 ) (p er cu ria m) (i nt ern al cit at io n o m itte d) . Fo r en ti tl em en t t o d is ab il ity in su ran ce b en efi ts un de r Tit le II o f th e So ci al Secu rit y Act, 4 2 U.S.C. § § 4 01 et seq . , a cla im an t m

us t s ho w th athe ha d a m ed ic al ly det erm in ab le im pa irment o f atlea sta y ear i n dur at io n t ha t m ad e h im un ab le to en ga ge insubs tant ia l g ai nf ul act iv ity . Se e 42 U.S.C. § 4 23 (d )(1 )(A). The cla im an t m

us t al so sh ow tha t h e was di sabl edpri or to th e ex pi rat io n o f hi s he al th in su ran ce. Se e 42 U.S.C. §§ 41 6( i), 4 23 (a). Inde te rm in in g wh ethe r a 2 Case: 12-10055 Date Filed: 08/07/2012 Page: 2 of 8cl ai m an t h as pro ve n t ha t h e is di sabl ed , th e ALJ m us t co m pl et e a fi ve st ep se qu en ti al ev al ua ti on pro ces s. Jo nes v. Ap fe l , 19 0 F .3d12 24 , 12 28 (11 thCir . 19 99 ). Duri ng th e fi rs t thr ee s te ps , th e cl ai m an t b ears th e b ur de n o f pr ov in g t ha t (1 ) he “ ha s n oten ga ge d i n s ub st an ti al ga in fu l ac ti vi ty,” (2) h e “ ha s a s ev ere im pa irment o r co m

bi na ti on of i m

pa irments ,” an d (3 ) hi s “ im pa irment o r co m bi na ti on of i m

pa irments m eet s o r equa ls a li st edim pa irment.” Id. If th e cl ai m an t “ can no t p rev ai l atth e th irdst ep , [he ] m us t p ro ceedto th e fo urth st ep whe re [h e] m

us t p ro ve th at[he ] is un ab le to pe rfo rm [hi s] pas t re le va ntwork .” Id . Sp eci fic al ly, th e cl ai m an t m us t s ho w th athe is no t “ ab le to pe rfo rm hi s p as t ki nd of work , no t tha t h e m erel y [is ] un ab le to pe rfo rm

a sp eci fic job he he ldinth e pa st .” Ja cks on v. Bowe n , 80 1 F .2d12 91 , 12 93 (11 th Cir . 19 86 ) (p er curia m). If th e cl ai m an t d oe s s at is fy

st ep fou r, atst ep fiv e th e b ur de n s hi fts to th e Co m m is si on er t o d et erm in e if th ere i s o th er wo rkav ai labl e inth e n at io na l eco no m y th atth e cl ai m an t ca n p erfo rm . Jo nes , 19 0 F .3dat 1 22 8 . If th e Co m m is si on er d em on st rat es th atjob s ar e av ai labl e, th e cl ai m an t m us t s ho w th athe is un ab le to pe rfo rm

th os e job s i n o rd er t o b e fo un d d is ab le d. Id.

II. Dou gl as fir starg ue s tha t dur in g s te p fo urth e ALJ i nc orrect ly det erm in ed th atDou gl as ’s pas t re le va ntworkin cl ud eda po si ti on as an o ffi ce h el pe r. Thi s 3 Case: 12-10055 Date Filed: 08/07/2012 Page: 3 of 8arg um en t i gn or es th e fac t tha t af te r th e ALJ m ad e a fi nd in g a t s te p fo ur th at Dou gl as was c ap ab le of p erfo rm in g p as t re le va ntwork , he n ev erthe le ss pro ceed ed to st ep fiv e an d h el d i n t he alt ern at iv e th atothe r work was av ai labl e in th e n at io na l eco no m y th atDou gl as is cap ab le of p erfo rm in g. Inm ak in g tha t d et erm in at io n, the ALJ rel ie d o n t he tes ti m on y of avo cat io na l ex pe rt. A v oc at io na l ex pe rt i s a sp eci al is t i n e m

pl oym en t an d v oc at io na l fa ct or s wh ic h i nf lu en ce em

pl oym en t. Phi ll ip s v. Ba rn ha rt , 35 7 F .3d12 32 , 12 40 (11 th Cir . 20 04 ). An ALJ m ay rel y up on a vo cat io na l ex pe rt’s t es ti m on y as t he ba si s fo r fi nd in g t ha t a c la im an t h as th e ab il ity

to fin d wo rkinth e n at io na l ec on omy . Id. “Whe n t he ALJ u se s a vo cat io na l ex pe rt, the ALJ wil l p os e h y po th et ic al qu es ti on (s ) to th e v oc at io na l ex pe rt t o e st ab li sh whet he r so m eo ne with t he li m it at io ns th atth e ALJ h as pr ev io us ly det erm in edth atth e cl ai m an t h as wil l b e ab le to sec ur e em pl oym en t i n th e n at io na l ec on omy .” Id. Here, th e ALJ en ga ge d i n s uc h aqu es ti on in g p ro ces s, an d t he vo cat io na l ex pe rt t es ti fie d t ha t Do ug la s was cap ab le of p erfo rm in g a nu m be r of types of wo rk . Bas edon th e v oc at io na l ex pe rt’s t es ti m on y , th e ALJ de te rm in edth atDou gl as co ul d p erfo rm ot he r job s i n t he na ti on al eco no m y . Bec au se Dou gl as do es no t ch al le ng e th atfin di ng an d t he ALJ’s al te rn at iv e de te rm in at io n t ha t Do ug la s co ul d fi ndworkinth e n at io na l ec on omy was p ro pe r, Dou gl as ’s arg um en t fa il s. 4

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Dou gl as als o a rg ue s tha t the ALJ ap pl ie d t he wron g p ai n s tand ardan d e rred in di sc red it in g Do ug la s’s t es ti m on y reg ard in g h is lev el of p ai n. Un de r th is ci rcu it ’s “pa in st an da rd ,” a cl ai m an t wi sh in g t o e st ab li sh a di sabi li ty bas edon te st im on y of p ai n a ndot he r sym

pt om s m us t s ho w (1) ev id en ce o f anun de rlyin g m ed ic al co nd it io n, an d (2 ) ei th er (i ) ob jecti ve m ed ic al ev id en ce co nf irming th e se ve rit y of t he all eg edpa in ari si ng fro m th atco nd it io n o r (i i) e vi de nc e th atth e m ed ic al co nd it io n c anreas on ab ly be ex pe ct edto gi ve ris e to th e al le ge d p ai n. Bro wn v. Su ll iv an , 92 1 F .2d12 33 , 12 36 (11 th Cir . 19 91 ). A clai m an t’s s ub jecti ve te st im on y is su ffi ci en t t o s up po rt afin di ng of d is ab il ity if tha t s ub

jecti ve tes ti m on y is supp orte d b y

m ed ic al ev id en ce tha t s at is fie s the pa in st an da rdit se lf. Id. If the ALJ d is cred it s the cla im an t’s s ub jecti ve pa intes ti m on y , he m us t arti cu la te sp eci fic reas on s fo r do in g s o, o r el se th e te st im on y m us t b e acc ep te d a s tru e. Se e id. Subs tant ia l ev id en ce m

us t s up po rt t he ALJ’s reas on s fo r di sc red it in g p ai n te st im on y . Se e Hal e v. Bow en , 83 1 F .2d10 07 , 10 12 (11 th Cir . 19 87 ). Here, the ti m e p eri odrel ev an t t o Do ug la s’s d is ab il ity de te rm in at io n i s the sp anbe twee n the all eg edon se t d at e o f hi s d is ab il ity —Ap ril 23 , 19 99 —an d t he da te of t erm in at io n o f hi s h eal th in su ran ce—Decem be r 31 , 19 99 . A clai m an t tha t be co m es di sabl edaft er h e lo se s i ns ur edst atus m us t b e d en ie d d is ab il ity

in su ran ce 5 Case: 12-10055 Date Filed: 08/07/2012 Page: 5 of 8be ne fit s d es pi te hi s d is ab il ity . See Deman dr e v. Ca li fa no , 59 1 F .2d10 88 , 10 90 (5 th Cir . 19 79 ) (p er cu ria m). Dou gl as rece iv edno m ed ic al care be twee n Ap ril 23 , 19 99 an d Dec em

be r 31 , 19 99 . He hadscans in19 95 an d 2 00 0 t ha t s ho wedno rm al orm in im al fin di ng s. In19 95 , two do ct or s o pi ne d t ha t Do ug la s was cap ab le of pe rfo rm in g l ow- in te ns ity work . In 2 00 4 a nd20 09 , ano th er d oc to r pe rfo rm ed co ns ul ta ti ve ex am in at io ns an d re co m m en de d the same. Dou gl as als o t es ti fie d t ha t he ha d b eenwork in g a s a h ou se pa in te r in 19 97 th ro ug h 2 00 0, p os si bl y in di cat in g th athe was abl e to pe rfo rm subs tant ia l g ai nf

ul act iv ity . Se e 20 C.F.R. § 40 4.1 57 1. Bas edon th is in fo rm at io n, the ALJ p ro pe rly det erm in edth atth e o bjec ti ve m ed ic al ev id en ce d idno t i nd ic at e th atDou gl as was d is ab le d dur in g t he rel ev an t t im e pe rio d. The ALJ al so co ns id eredDou gl as ’s subjec ti ve tes ti m on y . Howev er, the ALJ d et erm in edth atDou gl as ’s tes ti m on y was n otcred ib le , andhe sp eci fie d a nu m be r of reas on s fo r m ak in g tha t d et erm in at io n. Fo r ex am pl e, in 19 94 Dou gl as cl ai m edwork ers ’ co m

pe ns at io n b en efi ts an d a ss ert eda to ta l d is ab il ity , bu t i n 1 99 5 th os e b en efi ts were re vo ke d wh enitwas d is co ve redth athe was wo rk in g fo r cas h whi le m ai nt ai ni ng to hi s emplo y er tha t h e was st il l d is ab le d. Ad di ti on al ly, a nu m be r of ph y si ci an s t es ti fie d t ha t Do ug la s ex hi bi te d dru g- se ek in g b eh av io rs an d th atth ey ha d re fu se d t o p res cri be na rco ti c m ed ic at io n t o Do ug la s b ecau se th ey 6 Case: 12-10055 Date Filed: 08/07/2012 Page: 6 of 8be li ev edhi s re qu es ts were m ot iv at edby a des ire to ob ta in narco ti cs rathe r th ana

tru e m ed ic al pro bl em . Dou gl as ha d a n e xt en si ve cri m in al reco rd , whi chin cl ud ed cri m es of d is ho ne st y . He als o re po rte d t o ado ct orin19 98 th athe ha d b een en ga gi ng instrenuo us act iv it ie s, s uc h a s cu tt in g t rees , li fti ng he av y ob jects , and pa in ti ng . Suc h e vi de nc e can pro pe rly be t ak enin to co ns id erat io n b y a ALJ i n ev al ua ti ng th e cre di bi li ty of subjec ti ve co m pl ai nt s. Se e 20 C.F.R. § 40 4.1 52 9( c)(3 )(I). The ALJ co ns id eredth e ev id en ce co nc ern in g the in te ns ity , per si st en ce, an d func ti on al ly lim it in g e ffec ts of Do ug la s’s s ym pt om s, as well as m ed ic al si gn s an d labo rat ory

fin di ng s, wh enev al ua ti ng Dou gl as ’s cred ib il ity . Se e 20 C.F.R. § 40 4.1 52 9. He p ro pe rly app li edth is cir cu it ’s pai n s tand ard , tak in g i nt o a cco un t ev id en ce dur in g t he rel ev an t p eri od . He als o c on si de redev id en ce fr om be fo re an d aft er the rel ev an t p eri odth atwou ldhave be ari ng on Dou gl as ’s di sabi li ty dur in g th e rel ev an t t im e. The ALJth enpro pe rly foundth atno ob jecti ve ev id en ce in di cat edth atDou gl as was d is ab le d b etweenApri l an d Dec em be r of 19 99 an d t ha t Dou gl as ’s subjec ti ve cla im s o f pa in were n otcred ib le . Sub st an ti al ev id en ce supp orts th e ALJ’s fi nd in gs . Altho ug h Do ug la s ar gu es th atva rio us m ed ic al reco rd s fr om 20 02 th ro ug h 20 08 in di cat e th athe ha s s eri ou s m ed ic al pro bl em s tha t u nd erm in e th e ALJ’s 7 Case: 12-10055 Date Filed: 08/07/2012 Page: 7 of 8co nc lu si on , we rei te rat e th atth e ti m e p eri odrel ev an t t o Do ug la s’s d is ab il ity

de te rm in at io n i s the sp anbe twee n Ap ril 23 , 19 99 an d Dec em be r 31 , 19 99 . Bec au se Dou gl as do es no t ar gu e th atth os e d at es are i nc orrectan d b ecau se th e ALJ’s d et erm in at io ns were p ro cedur al ly corre ctan d s up po rte d b y subs tant ia l ev id en ce, we aff

irm. AFFIRMED.

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