Carmelita De Vera Viray, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Louis v. Sullivan, Secretary, Hhs, Defendant-appellee, 956 F.2d 1169 (9th Cir. 1992)
Annotate this CaseBefore HUG, PREGERSON and POOLE, Circuit Judges.
MEMORANDUM**
Carmelita De Vera Viray appeals the district court's grant of summary judgment upholding the administrative law judge's ("ALJ") denial of supplemental security income. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.
Viray alleges that she has been unable to work since July 1983 due to chest pains, breathing difficulties, and headaches. At the administrative hearing a vocational expert testified that Viray could perform more than 800 occupations. Medical and psychiatric evidence supported the vocational expert's testimony. There was evidence that Viray had completed a vocational program without difficulty. Additionally, Viray testified to a full schedule of daily activities.
We review a grant of summary judgment de novo. Young v. Sullivan, 911 F.2d 180, 183 (9th Cir. 1990). We must affirm the Secretary's denial of supplemental security income "if it is based on proper legal standards and is supported by substantial evidence in the record." Villa v. Heckler, 797 F.2d 794, 796 (9th Cir. 1986).
The ALJ applied the correct legal standards in evaluating the evidence. The vocational expert's testimony, the medical evidence, and Viray's testimony about her daily activities provide substantial evidence to support the ALJ's decision.
AFFIRMED.
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