Case Explained: SEIDL V. BISIGNANO

Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Filed: 2026-07-28 Docket: 3:24-cv-00219-YY The ninth-circuit affirmed the district court’s order upholding the Commissioner of Social Security’s denial of disability benefits. The court applied de novo review, reversing only if the decision was based on legal error or unsupported by substantial evidence. The court held that the administrative law judge provided clear and convincing reasons for discounting the claimant’s subjective symptom testimony and lay statements from her husband, citing inconsistencies between her testimony and medical records regarding effective treatment, as well as contradictions in her reported daily activities. Because the ALJ properly discredited the testimony, the residual functional capacity assessment was supported by substantial evidence, and the derivative argument regarding the vocational expert’s hypothetical failed. The denial of benefits stands. Do It For The Case Law is a news reporting service. Nothing in this episode constitutes legal advice.