Johnston

MEMORANDUM *

Debbie A. Johnston appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s determination that Johnston was not disabled. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

The administrative law judge (“ALJ”) concluded that Johnston had the residual functional capacity to perform the same type of light-level work she had performed in the past. In reaching this conclusion, the ALJ rejected the opinion of Johnston’s treating physician, who opined that Johnston was disabled. Johnston contends that the ALJ failed to provide legitimate rea *447 sons for disregarding the opinion of her treating physician. We disagree.

An ALJ may reject a treating physician’s opinion if he provides “specific and legitimate reasons” for doing so that are supported by “substantial evidence in the record.” Benton ex. rel. Benton v. Barnhart, 331 F.3d 1030, 1036 (9th Cir.2003). The ALJ provided two “specific and legitimate reasons” for rejecting the treating physician’s conclusion: (1) the treating physician’s records showed that Prednisone eliminated Johnston’s symptoms without any significant side effects and (2) the treating physician’s charts…