Greer

MEMORANDUM **

Alan Greer appeals the district court’s judgment affirming the Commissioner of Social Security’s final decision to deny his application for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Security Income under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. Because the parties are familiar with the facts and procedural history of this case, we will discuss them only as necessary to explain our decision. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we vacate the decision of the district court and remand.

The Social Security regulations provide a five-step inquiry to determine whether a claimant is entitled to benefits. 20 C.F.R. § § 404.1520(a)(4), 416.920(a)(4). The Administrative Law Judge (“ALJ”) determined at step five that, while Greer could not perform his previous relevant work, he had the residual functional capacity (“RFC”) to perform other jobs existing in significant numbers in the national economy. All of Greer’s arguments stem from the ALJ’s step-five analysis.

First, Greer contends that the ALJ did not support her RFC finding with substantial evidence. An RFC finding must be premised on the proper legal standard and supported by substantial…