The following excerpt is from Bunnell v. Sullivan, 912 F.2d 1149 (9th Cir. 1990):
Our duty is to review the record as a whole and consider adverse as well as supporting evidence. Green, 803 F.2d at 529-30. We are required to uphold the decision of the Secretary where evidence is susceptible of more than one rational interpretation. Gallant v. Heckler, 753 F.2d 1450, 1453 (9th Cir.1984).
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