Case Name: Pedro D. MALLARI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2011-05-05
Citations: 431 F. App'x 570
Docket Number: No. 09-56727
Parties: Pedro D. MALLARI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 431
Pages: 570–571

Head Matter:
Pedro D. MALLARI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. ASTRUE, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 09-56727.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted May 3, 2011.
Filed May 5, 2011.
Steven Gilbert Rosales, Law Office of Lawrence D. Rohlfing, Santa Fe Springs, CA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Esquire, USLA-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Los Angeles, CA, Jacob Mikow, Esquire, Special Assistant U.S., U.S. Attorney SSA, Esquire, U.S. Social Security, Office of the General Counsel, San Francisco, CA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: SILVERMAN, TALLMAN, and CLIFTON, Circuit Judges.
The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Pedro Mallari appeals the district court's order affirming the denial of supplemental security income benefits. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm.
The ALJ provided clear and convincing reasons for not crediting Mallari's testimony concerning his symptoms. See Thomas v. Barnhart, 278 F.3d 947, 958-59 (9th Cir.2002) (listing factors ALJ may consider in weighing claimant's credibility). First, the ALJ noted that Mallari had made inconsistent statements regarding his allegedly disabling conditions. In his initial disability report, Mallari claimed disability due in part to incontinence, but he subsequently denied incontinence during his consultative examination. Second, the ALJ cited Mallari's inconsistent statements regarding his work history. Mallari stated in his disability report that he had not worked since December 1, 1998 due to disability, but his later statements and his earnings record showed that he continued to work in 1999 and 2000. Third, the ALJ noted that Mallari's treatment record was inconsistent with disabling pain. Mallari's conservative treatment program was a valid reason to discredit his testimony. See Parra v. Astrue, 481 F.3d 742, 750-51 (9th Cir.2007).
Even though substantial evidence does not support the ALJ's findings that Mallari testified inconsistently about his educational history and about his blood pressure and cholesterol, any error was harmless in light of the ALJ's other well-supported reasons for his credibility finding. See Bray v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 554 F.3d 1219, 1227 (9th Cir.2009).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.