Barnhart

MEMORANDUM ***

Easter Nelson appeals the decision of the district court, which affirmed the ruling of the Commissioner of Social Security denying her application for social security disability benefits. We review de novo a district court decision affirming the Commissioner’s denial of benefits. Morgan v. Comm’r of Social Sec. Admin., 169 F.3d 595, 599 (9th Cir.1999). The Commissioner’s decision “will be overturned only if it is not supported by substantial evidence or is based on legal error.” Id. (internal quotation marks omitted).

In this case, an administrative law judge (ALJ) held an evidentiary hearing and ruled against Nelson, a decision which became the final decision of the Commissioner after the Appeals Council denied review. Finding no legal error in the analysis of the ALJ and concluding that the decision is supported by substantial evidence, we affirm.

The ALJ found that Nelson had worked routinely after the alleged onset of her disability, and that therefore she was not unable to engage in substantial gainful activity. A claimant is entitled to disability benefits if she demonstrates an “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any…