Worley

*820 MEMORANDUM *

Dana Worley appeals the district court’s summary judgment affirming the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) denial of Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I.

Worley was not employed, and the district court correctly determined that her impairments were “severe.” Thus, Worley met steps one and two of the five-step sequential requirements of 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 .

II.

Without giving sufficient reasons for doing so, the ALJ determined that Worley failed to meet the requirements of steps three and four. In this regard, the ALJ failed to give specific and legitimate reasons for rejecting the report of Worley’s treating physician, Dr. Taus. Dr. Taus opined that Worley suffered from severe hypertension and major depression, and that those impairments rendered her unable to perform gainful work. Dr. Kim, the non-treating, examining internist, did not disagree with the existence of Worley’s hypertension, but only with the extent to which it disabled her. Dr. Nguyen, the non-treating, examining…