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MEMORANDUM

Tahereh Matin (“Matin”) appeals the district court’s affirmance of the final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner”) affirming the determination of the date of onset of her disability by an Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo the district court’s order and, in so doing, determine whether the Commissioner’s decision was supported by substantial evidence and the law was correctly applied. Valentine v. Comm’r Soc. Sec. Admin., 574 F.3d 685, 690 (9th Cir.2009) (citing Roberts v. Shalala, 66 F.3d 179, 182 (9th Cir.1995)). This standard of review is highly deferential. Id.

Matin contends that the ALJ wrongly discounted the opinions of the medical ad-visor, her treating physician, and her own testimony, and erroneously failed even to mention the testimony of her sister. We address these contentions in turn.

The ALJ was not required to accept the opinion of the medical advisor. Armstrong v. Comm’r Soc. Sec. Admin., 160 F.3d 587, 590 (9th Cir.1998). The ALJ appropriately evaluated the medical advisor’s opinion and provided specific and legitimate reasons for not deferring to him.…