Case Name: Joyce REDMOND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2016-03-18
Citations: 644 F. App'x 796
Docket Number: No. 14-35990
Parties: Joyce REDMOND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, D.W. NELSON, and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 644
Pages: 796–797

Head Matter:
Joyce REDMOND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Carolyn W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 14-35990.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted March 16, 2016.
Filed March 18, 2016.
Christopher Dellert, Dellert Baird Law Offices, PLLC, Silverdale, WA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
Helen J. Brunner, Esquire, Assistant U.S., Kerry Keefe, Esquire, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Seattle, WA, Lars J. Nelson, Assistant Regional Counsel, Social Security Administration, Region VIII Office of the General Counsel, Denver, CO, for Defendant-Appellee.
Before: THOMAS, Chief Judge, 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
Joyce Redmond appeals the district court's judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security's denial of Redmond's application for disability insurance benefits under Title II of the Social Security Act. Redmond alleged disability due to degenerative disc disease, obstructive sleep apnea, myofascial pain, gastroeso-phageal reflux disease, and obesity. 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") provided specific, clear, and convincing reasons for finding that Redmond was not fully credible. First, the ALJ permissibly relied on Redmond's inconsistent statements, primarily concerning her ability to walk, in finding her not fully credible. Burrell v. Colvin, 775 F.3d 1133, 1137-38 (9th Cir.2014). Second, the ALJ properly relied on Redmond's conservative level of treatment in finding her less than fully credible concerning her alleged total dis ability. See Parra v. Astrue, 481 F.3d 742, 751 (9th Cir.2007) (holding that evidence of conservative treatment may be "sufficient to discount a claimant's testimony regarding severity of an impairment").
The ALJ was not required to obtain additional testimony from a medical expert. Redmond's contention — that the ALJ erred by not calling a medical expert to interpret the significance of imaging studies of Redmond's spine in October 2011 — is without merit. The record shows that the ALJ considered the 2011 imaging studies, and the ALJ was within her purview in analyzing and weighing the evidence. See Burch v. Barnhart, 400 F.3d 676, 681 (9th Cir.2005).
Accordingly, substantial evidence supports the ALJ's determination that Redmond was not disabled within the meaning of the Social Security Act.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.