Melvin Twyford, Jr. v. Commissioner, Social Security

ERICKSON, Circuit Judge.

Melvin Russell Twyford, Jr., appeals the district court's 1 judgment upholding the Commissioner of Social Security's ("Commissioner") final decision to deny his applications for disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income ("SSI"). Twyford asserts that the Administrative Law Judge's ("ALJ") findings at three steps of the five-step sequential evaluation process prescribed in 20 C.F.R. § 404.1520 (a)(4) were not supported by substantial evidence. 2 We affirm.

I. Background

In late 2012, Twyford applied for disability insurance benefits and SSI, alleging…