Reed-Goss

Reed-Goss v. Astrue

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291 F. App'x 100
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitAugust 25, 2008No. 07-35477California661 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

*101 MEMORANDUM *

Adrianne Reed-Goss applied for Disability Insurance Benefits and Supplemental Social Security Income payments under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § § 401 eí seq. and 1381 et seq., based on chronic knee problems exacerbated by a fall. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 to review the district court’s affirmance of the Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) finding of non-disability, and we affirm.

Reed-Goss contends that the ALJ committed legal error in his application of the five-step disability evaluation process set forth in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 . First, ReedGoss contends that the ALJ erred at step two when he determined that her only severe impairment was degenerative joint disease. Where the ALJ fails to discuss the severity of all of a claimant’s impairments at step two, there is a danger that his analysis at steps three through five might be inaccurate. See Smolen v. Chafer, 80 F.3d 1273 , 1290 (9th Cir.1996). In this case, however, the ALJ proceeded to steps three through five and considered the cumulative effect of Reed-Goss’ medically-supported symptoms; thus, any error was harmless. See Burch. v. Barnhart, 400 F.3d 676,…

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