Okolov

BACKGROUND

Ukolov filed applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income (collectively Social Secur- UKOLOV v. BARNHART 11277 ity benefits), asserting inability to work due to muscular dys- trophy; fibromyalgia; kidney stones; fatigue; and numbness and cramps in his legs and arms.

The Administrative Law Judge’s (ALJ) written decision followed the five-step sequential process for determining dis- abilities established by the Social Security Administration (SSA). Schneider v. Comm’r of the Soc. Sec. Admin., 223 F.3d 968, 974 (9th Cir. 2000). “If a claimant is found to be ‘disabled’ or ‘not disabled’ at any step in the sequence, there is no need to consider subsequent steps.” Id. (citation omit- ted). Step two requires that the claimant have one or more “severe impairments that significantly limit [his] physical or mental ability to conduct basic work activities.” Celaya v. Halter, 332 F.3d 1177, 1180 (9th Cir. 2003). See also 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520(a)(4)(ii), 416.920(a)(4)(ii). At step two, the ALJ noted that Ukolov’s alleged impairments were “[r]estless leg; weak arms; cramps in his hands and feet; bal- ance problems; pain;…