Astrue

Seang Wang v. Astrue

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252 F. App'x 844
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 31, 2007No. 05-16907California577 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Seang Wang appeals a district court order affirming the Administrative Law *846 Judge’s (ALJ) decision denying his application for supplemental security income benefits under Title XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1381 -1383f. We affirm.

Wang’s argument that the ALJ erred at step two fails because the ALJ did, in fact, articulate an “impairment or combination of impairments which significantly limits the abilities and aptitudes necessary to do most jobs” — in this case, severe anxiety, depression, stomach pain, and dizziness. Bowen v. Yuckert, 482 U.S. 137, 146 , 107 S.Ct. 2287 , 96 L.Ed.2d 119 (1987) (citations omitted). Even if the ALJ’s ruling was unclear at this step, any error was harmless because it was resolved in Wang’s favor. See Burch v. Barnhart, 400 F.3d 676, 682 (9th Cir.2005).

At step three, the ALJ’s finding that Wang did not meet or equal a listed impairment was sufficiently articulated and supported by the record. See Marcia v. Sullivan, 900 F.2d 172, 176 (9th Cir.1990). The ALJ summarized the claimant’s background, subjective complaints, and medical evaluations, and based upon these evaluations determined that there was ample evidence…

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