Trisdale

MEMORANDUM **

Dong Soon Trisdale appeals pro se the district court’s decision affirming the denial of social security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income payments. Because substantial evidence supports the agency’s conclusion that Tris-dale is not disabled for purposes of obtaining such benefits, we affirm.

DISCUSSION

A claimant bears the burden of establishing disability by demonstrating an “inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment....” Webb v. Barnhart, 433 F.3d 683, 686 (9th Cir.2005) (quoting 42 U.S.C. § 423 (d)(1)(A)). To determine whether the claimant has met that burden, the Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) is required to evaluate the evidence using a five-step, sequential analysis. Id. (citing 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 ). The ALJ did so *87 here, concluding at step one that Trisdale had not engaged in substantial gainful activity during the relevant time period. At step two, the ALJ found that Trisdale’s impairments are severe, but for purposes of step three, her impairments do not automatically direct a finding of disability. At step four, after determining…