Lisa Craig v. Carolyn Colvin

MEMORANDUM

Lisa A. Craig appeals the district court’s ruling in favor of the Commissioner of Social Security affirming the denial of Craig’s application for supplemental security income and disability insurance benefits. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review a district court’s order in a social security case de novo, and will uphold the disability determination of the Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) unless it contains legal error or is not supported by substantial evidence. Molina v. Astrue, 674 F.3d 1104, 1110 (9th Cir. 2012). We affirm.

Craig argues that she is unable to perform her past relevant work as a bank underwriter due to her depressive disorder. Though she experienced symptoms of depression for many years prior to the alleged onset date of her disability, Craig claims that starting in March 2010 her condition worsened to the point where she could no longer work. The ALJ determined that Craig did not have a severe mental disability that impacted her ability to perform work. The ALJ’s conclusion was supported by substantial record evidence. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1520 (a)(4).

The ALJ based his findings on over two years of medical records. Between…