Read Greger v. Barnhart, 04-35891

Denial of plaintiff's application for social security disability insurance benefits under the Social Security Act is affirmed over claims that the ALJ erred: 1) in finding him and his girlfriend not credible and rejecting testimony regarding his limitations; 2) in assessing his residual functional capacity; 3) by concluding that his psychological problems were not severe when the VA had rated him with a 30% mental disability; and 4) by not ordering a consultative psychological exam in order to fully develop the record.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/06/2006
• Submitted 06/06/2006
• Decided 09/20/2006
• Published 09/20/2006

Judges

• BOLTON, District Judge:, Before: FERGUSON and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges, and BOLTON, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Rebecca M. Coufal of Spokane, WA, for Plaintiff-appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert McCallum, Assistant Attorney General, James A. McDevitt, United States Attorney, Pamela J. Derusha, Assistant United States Attorney, Lucille Gonzales Meis, Regional Chief Counsel, and Franco L. Becia, Assistant Regional Counsel Social Security Administration, of Seattle, WA, for Defendant-appellee.