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AnnCurri e ap pe al s the adm in is tra ti ve law ju dg e’s (“ ALJ”) de ni al of di sabi li ty ins ur an ce b en efi ts un de r Tit le s II an d XVIII . The So ci al Secu rit y Adm in is tra ti on (“ SSA”) i ni ti al ly det erm in edth atCurri e was di sabl edas o f Apr il 1, 1 99 7. In20 04 , SSA reo pe ne d h er cl ai m aft er l earn in g o f he r act iv it ie s as th e pr es id en t an d s ol e sh areh ol de r of Lov el y Lady Fig ur e Sal on , Inc . (“ Lov el y Lady”). On ap pe al , Currie arg ue s tha t s ub st an ti al ev id en ce d idno t s up po rt t he ALJ’s de te rm in at io n t ha t s he en ga ge d i n s ub st an ti al ga in fu l ac ti vi ty sin ce Ap ril 19 97 be cau se he r pa rti ci pa ti oninLov el y Lady’ s o pe rat io ns was m in im al an d t he re was no ev id en ce tha t h er s erv ic es were wo rth th e am ou nt s s ho wn i n 2 0 C .F.R. § 4 04 .15 74 (b )(2 ). W e rev ie w de n ov o t he di st ric t co urt’s d eci si on on whethe r subs tant ia l ev id en ce s up po rts th e ALJ’s fi nd in gs , andwhet he r th e ALJ ap pl ie d p ro pe r le ga l st an da rd s. W

il so n v . Barnh ar t , 28 4 F .3d12 19 , 12 21 (11 th Cir . 20 02 ).

“ Subs tant ia l ev id en ce i s m or e th ana sc in ti ll a an d i s s uc h re le va ntev id en ce as a reas on ab le pe rs on wou ldacce ptas a de qu at e to supp ort a c on cl us io n.” Id . (quo tati onom it te d) . W e m ay no t re weig h the ev id en ce an d d eci de th e fac ts an ew, an d m us t d eferto th e ALJ’s d eci si on if i t i s s up po rte d b y subs tant ia l ev id en ce, ev enth ou gh th e ev id en ce m ay pre po nd erat e ag ai ns t i t. Dyer v. Barnh ar t , 39 5 F .3d 12 06 , 12 10 (11 th Cir . 20 05 ). 2Eli gi bi li ty for d is ab il ity in su ran ce b en efi ts requi res th atth e cl ai m an t i s un de r a d is ab il ity . 42 U.S.C. § 4 23 (a)( 1) (E). A clai m an t i s und er a d is ab il ity if sh e is un ab le to en ga ge insubs tant ia l g ai nf ul act iv ity

by reaso n o f a m ed ic al ly de te rm in ab le im

pa irment t ha t ca n b e ex pe ct edto res ul t i n d eath o r whi chha s la st edor c anbe expe ct edto las t fo r a co nt in uo us pe rio d o f atlea st12 m on th s. Id . § 4 23 (d )(1 )(A). The cla im an t b ears th e b ur de n o f pr ov in g h er d is ab il ity . Ell is on v. Barnh ar t , 35 5 F .3d12 72 , 12 76 (11 th Cir . 20 03 ). Inord er t o d et erm in e whe th er a cl ai m an t i s d is ab le d, SS A app li es a 5- st ep se qu en ti al ev al ua ti on . 20 C.F.R. § 40 4.1 52 0( a)(4 ). If SSA fi nd s tha t a c la im an t i s di sabl edor n otdi sabl edat a ny ste p o f th e p ro ces s, i t d oe s n otpro ceedfurth er wi th th e cl ai m . Id . At th e fi rs t s te p o f th e ev al ua ti on , th e cl ai m an t m us t s ho w th atsh e is no t en ga ge d i n s ub st an ti al ga in fu l ac ti vi ty. Id . § 4 04 .15 20 (a)( 4) (i) . A clai m an t who is pe rfo rm in g s ub st an ti al ga in fu l ac ti vi ty is n otdi sabl ed . Id . § 4 04 .15 20 (b ).

“ Subs tant ia l wo rk

act iv ity ” is workth atin vo lv es do in g s ig ni fic an t p hysic al or m en ta l ac ti vi ti es , andin cl ud es pa rt- ti m e work. Id . § 4 04 .15 72 (a). “ Gain fu l wo rk act iv ity ” is workact iv ity

do ne for pa y or p ro fit . Id . § 4 04 .15 72 (b ). W ork a ct iv ity is ga in fu l s o l on g a s i t i s the ki ndof wo rkus ua ll y pe rfo rm edfor

pa y or p ro fit , reg ard le ss of wh ethe r a p ro fitis actua ll y real iz ed . Id .

3To d et erm in e whe th er an em pl oyee is pe rfo rm in g s ub st an ti al ga in fu l act iv ity , SSA or di na ril y

co ns id ers whet he r th e cl ai m an t’s wag es th atwere d eri ve d fro m workact iv ity

ex ceedm in im

um th res ho ld s. Se e id . § 4 04 .15 74 (b ). Whe n ev id en ce i nd ic at es a cl ai m an t co nt ro ls th e ti m in g o r am ountof h er o wn wag es , SSA co ns id ers ad di ti on al ev id en ce, i nc lu di ng whet he r th e cl ai m an t’s wo rkis co m pa rab le to th atof u ni m

pa ire d p eo pl e in th e cl ai m an t’s co m m un ity who are do in g the same or s im il ar o ccupa ti on s as a m ean s o f li ve li ho od , tak in g i nt o acco un t the ti m e, en erg y , sk il l, an d re sp on si bi li ty inv ol ve d i n t he work . Id . § 4 04 .15 74 (b )(3 )(i i)( A). SSA m ay als o c on si de r whe th er the cla im an t’s wo rkis cl earl y wort h t he m in im

um in co m e th res ho ld , acco rd in g t o t he pay sca le s i n t he cl ai m an t’s co m

m un ity . Id . § 4 04 .15 74 (b )(3 )(i i)( B). To d et erm in e whe th er a cl ai m an t i s en ga gi ng insubs tant ia l g ai nf ul act iv ity , SSA co ns id ers th e ti m e sp en t o n t he work , th e qua li ty of th e cl ai m an t’s pe rfo rm an ce, wh ethe r th e cl ai m an t i s s el f-em pl oyed, an y

ne edforsp eci al co nd it io ns or s up erv is io n, the us e o f ex pe rie nc e, sk il ls , andres po ns ib il it ie s, an d whe th er the work er co nt rib ut es subs tant ia ll y to th e o pe rat io n o f th e b us in es s. Id. § 4 04 .15 73 . The ALJ fo un d C urrie ’s servi ces were wo rth m or e th anth e m in im um in co m e th res ho ld , andCurri e en ga ge d i n s ub st an ti al ga in fu l ac ti vi ty sin ce Ap ril 419 97 . Afte r a car efu l an d t ho ro ug h re vi ew of th e adm in is tra ti ve reco rdan d t he pa rti es ’ br ie fs , we con cl ud e th atsubs tant ia l ev id en ce s up po rts th e ALJ’s fi nd in gs . W e th eref

or e aff irm th e ALJ’s d en ia l o f di sabi li ty ins ur an ce b en efi ts . AFFIRMED.

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