Case Name: Tia L. ROSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-02-29
Citations: 633 F. App'x 430
Docket Number: No. 14-36044
Parties: Tia L. ROSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and D.W. NELSON and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 633
Pages: 430–431

Head Matter:
Tia L. ROSE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 14-36044.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Feb. 25, 2016.
Filed Feb. 29, 2016.
Tim Wilbom, Wilborn Law Office, P.C., Las Vegas, NV, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Adrian Lee Brown, Janice Elaine Hebert, Assistant U.S. DOJ-USAO, Portland, OR, Benjamin J. Groebner, SSA-Social Security Administration Office of the General Counsel, Seattle, WA, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, and D.W. NELSON and LEAVY, 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
Tia L. Rose appeals the district court's judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of her application for supplemental security income under Title XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir.2012), and we affirm.
The administrative law judge ("ALJ") did not err in finding that Rose's testimony regarding her symptoms was not fully credible. The ALJ provided specific, clear and convincing reasons for the credibility assessment, including inconsistencies between Rose's testimony regarding her limitations and her activities, inconsistencies between Rose's testimony and the medical evidence, and Rose's failure to seek or follow prescribed treatment. See id. at 1112-13 (ALJ can reject claimant testimony about severity of symptoms by offering specific, clear and convincing reasons).
The ALJ did not err in disregarding the limitations contained in John Ellison, M.D.'s evaluation report after finding that Rose was not fully credible. Substantial evidence supported the ALJ's finding that the limitations in Dr. Ellison's report reflected Rose's self-reported history which the ALJ properly found not fully credible. See id. at 1111.
The ALJ did not err by discounting Judy Bain's lay witness report. The ALJ provided a germane reason for discounting Bain's report because it conflicted with medical evidence. Id. at 1114 (ALJ must give germane reasons for discounting competent lay witness testimony); Lewis v. Apfel, 236 F.3d 503, 511 (9th Cir.2001) (a conflict with medical evidence is a germane reason to discount lay witness testimony).
The ALJ did not err by excluding certain limitations from the hypothetical question posed to the vocational expert. The ALJ properly excluded from the hypothetical limitations that the ALJ did not find to be credible. See Bayliss v. Barnhart, 427 F.3d 1211, 1217 (9th Cir.2005) (the hypothetical presented to the vocational expert must contain "limitations that the ALJ found credible and supported by substantial evidence in the record").
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.