Opinion ID: 701040
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Heading: Physician's Opinion

Text: The letters proffered by Elias failed to establish the onset of disability during the relevant period, and no treatment records, progress notes, objective findings or hospital records in evidence support Elias' interpretation. The ALJ's interpretation of the letters is rational and therefore must be upheld. Magallenes v. Bowen, 881 F.2d 747, 750 (9th Cir. 1989). As the treating physicians' espoused no opinion which indicates Elias was disabled during the relevant period, the ALJ gave those opinions proper weight by denying Elias' application. See Rodriguez v. Bowen, 876 F.2d 759, 762 (9th Cir. 1989); Cotton v. Bowen, 799 F.2d 1403, 1408 (9th Cir. 1986).