Case Name: Theresa Ann LEE, 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 427
Docket Number: No. 14-15463
Parties: Theresa Ann LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: SCHROEDER and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges and ADELMAN, District Judge.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 633
Pages: 427–429

Head Matter:
Theresa Ann LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 14-15463.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit,
Argued and Submitted Feb. 12, 2016.
Filed Feb. 29, 2016.
Mark Ross Caldwell, Caldwell & Ober LLC, Phoenix, AZ, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Michael A Johns, USPX-Office of the U.S. Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for Jennifer RanDall, Assistant Regional Counsel, SSA-Social Security Administration General Counsel’s Office, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: SCHROEDER and NGUYEN, Circuit Judges and ADELMAN, District Judge.
The Honorable Lynn S. Adelman, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, sitting by designation.

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Theresa Ann Lee appeals from the district court's judgment upholding the administrative denial of her claim for disability benefits. We review the record de novo. The administrative law judge's ("ALJ") decision may be reversed only if it is not supported by substantial evidence or based on legal error. See e.g., Robbins v. Soc. Sec. Admin., 466 F.3d 880, 882 (9th Cir.2006).
Lee's past relevant work was as a receptionist and data entry clerk. In ruling that she was not disabled and could return to such work, the ALJ discredited the opinion of the treating cardiologist. Our law requires the ALJ to provide clear and convincing reasons for doing so. Lester v. Chater, 81 F.3d 821, 831 (9th Cir.1995). The ALJ satisfied that requirement. The physician's conclusions concerning her inability to return to work were inconsistent with the record of her daily activities, which included caring for young children and attendant responsibilities. The ALJ also found the treating physician's opinion inconsistent with his long-term record of treatment, and that finding is supported by the medical records. The claimant's descriptions of her symptoms were inconsistent with the ALJ's observations and with those reported in a consultative examination. The ALJ's decision was therefore supported by substantial evidence.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.