Bray v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration
- Decided
- February 6, 2009
- Docket
- 06-36072
- Status
- Published
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
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What later courts said
- recognizing that a medical opinion may be rejected if it is 16 conclusory or inadequately supported — Cardenas v. Dudek (2025)
- holding that ALJ’s reliance on invalid 10 reasons to discredit claimant’s testimony constituted harmless error where ALJ had also 11 relied on valid reasons — Moulis v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration (2020)
- holding that ALJ’s 14 reliance on invalid reasons to discredit claimant’s testimony constituted harmless error 15 where ALJ had also relied on valid reasons — Moulis v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration (2020)
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How the opinion begins
Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Concurrence by Judge WU.
TASHIMA, Circuit Judge:
Mary Bray (“Bray”) appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s (“Commissioner”) final decision denying her application for social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. 42 U.S.C. §§ 401^34, 1381-1383Í. Bray contends that the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) failed to make findings concerning whether she possesses “transferable skills” as Social Security Ruling (“SSR”) 82-^41 expressly requires. Bray also argues that the ALJ erred in discounting her testimony, disregarding a treating physician’s medical opinion, and failing to account for her mental impairments in determining her residual functional capacity. Lastly, Bray contends that the ALJ applied the governing Medical Vocational Guidelines “mechanically” in a borderline situation in violation of 20 C.F.R. § 404.1563(b), by including her in [*1221] the 50-54 age category even though she was less than a month from turning 55 at the time of the ALJ’s decision.
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Bray v. Commissioner of Social Security Administration, 554 F.3d 1219 (2009)Read the full opinion
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