Bradford v. Barnhart
Bradford v. Barnhart
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
Wanda Bradford appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of disability insurance benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo the district court’s summary judgment and must uphold the Commissioner’s decision if it is supported by substantial evidence and free of legal error. Tidwell v. Apfel, 161 F.3d 599, 601 (9th Cir. 1998). We affirm.
We affirm the district court’s determination that Bradford did not meet or equal
Bradford waived the argument that the ALJ failed to consider her knee trouble in combination with her obesity by failing to raise it before the district court. See Edlund v. Massanari, 253 F.3d 1152, 1158 & n. 7 (9th Cir. 2001).
The ALJ properly relied upon the Medical-Vocational Guidelines after determining that Bradford’s exertional limitations restricted her to sedentary work and her non-exertional limitations further restricted her to unskilled work. See Razey v. Heckler, 785 F.2d 1426, 1430 (9th Cir. 1986).
Bradford’s remaining contentions lack merit.
AFFIRMED.
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