Robert LORENZEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Shirley S. CHATER, Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant-Appellee

HANSEN, Circuit Judge.

Robert Lorenzen appeals from the district court’s 1 grant of summary judgment, which affirmed the Social Security Administration’s decision to deny his applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income. We affirm.

In his applications, Lorenzen alleged a disability onset date of July 2,1987, due to back trouble. The Social Security Administration denied his applications both initially and upon reconsideration. After a hearing held in 1992, an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) also denied Lorenzen’s applications for benefits. Subsequently, the…