Case Name: Irving ORTIZ-PAGAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-01-09
Citations: 84 F. App'x 106
Docket Number: No. 03-1883
Parties: Irving ORTIZ-PAGAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant, Appellee.
Judges: Before CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 84
Pages: 106–106

Head Matter:
Irving ORTIZ-PAGAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant, Appellee.
No. 03-1883.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
Jan. 9, 2004.
Salvador Medina de la Cruz, on brief for appellant.
Robert J. Triba, Regional Chief Counsel, Social Security Administration, H.S. Garcia, United States Attorney, Camille Velez-Rive, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
Before CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judge, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
After careful review of the briefs and record on appeal, we affirm the decision below.
The appellant argues that the Commissioner erred in failing to consult a vocational expert, given his nonexertional impairments. However, such vocational evidence would have been required only if the appellant's impairments had significantly reduced his occupational base. Ortiz v. Sec'y of Health and Human Serv., 890 F.2d 520 (1st Cir.1989). The record contained substantial evidence to support the Commissioner's determination that the appellant retained the full capacity for light work. Irlanda Ortiz v. Sec'y of Health and Human Serv., 955 F.2d 765 (1st Cir.1991). It was the Commissioner's prerogative to weigh the evidence and resolve any conflicts. Rodriguez v. Sec'y of Health and Human Serv., 647 F.2d 218 (1st Cir.1981).
Affirmed. 1st Cir. R. 27(c).