Sweeney

MEMORANDUM ***

Claimant Colleen Sweeney appeals from an adverse decision of the Commissioner of Social Security, which the district court upheld, on this claim for disability insurance benefits. We affirm.

Claimant disputes the finding of the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) at Step Five of the five-step sequential evaluation. See Corrao v. Shalala, 20 F.3d 943, 946 (9th Cir.1994) (discussing steps). He found that Claimant is not disabled because she retains the residual functional capacity to perform a limited range of semi-skilled and unskilled sedentary jobs that exist in sufficient numbers in the national economy.

Claimant asserts that, in reaching that conclusion, the ALJ failed to take into account her bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome and improperly discounted her own assessment of her limitations. We disagree.

The ALJ expressly acknowledged that Claimant has carpal tunnel syndrome and, in fact, listed “carpal tunnel syndrome, status — post left carpal tunnel release” among several “severe” impairments at Step Two. The ALJ considered Claimant’s medical records and testimony, which included discussion of carpal tunnel syndrome. The fundamental issue is the extent to…