The following excerpt is from Paxton v. Saul, Case No.: 1:18-cv-00716-BAM (E.D. Cal. 2020):
At step four of the disability determination, it is the claimant's burden to demonstrate he cannot perform his past relevant work. Carmickle v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 533 F.3d 1155, 1166 (9th Cir. 2008) (citations omitted); Pinto v. Massanari, 249 F.3d 840, 844 (9th Cir. 2001). If a claimant can perform his past relevant work, then he is not disabled. 20 C.F.R. 404.1520(e); Lewis, 236 F.3d at 515.
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