Opinion ID: 657245
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Heading: HHS Regulations.

Text: 10 HHS regulations require that disability claims be evaluated according to a five-step procedure. See 20 C.F.R. Secs. 416.920(b) to 416.920(f) (1993). In steps one through four, the claimant must demonstrate that he has a severe impairment and that he cannot perform his previous job. Here, the ALJ properly found that Erickson had a severe impairment and that his illness was sufficiently serious as to prevent him from performing his previous job. 11 Once the claimant has met the above requirements, the burden shifts to the government to demonstrate that he can engage in other types of substantial gainful work that exist in the national economy. See, e.g., Gallant v. Heckler, 753 F.2d 1450, 1452 (9th Cir.1984). Here, the ALJ found that Erickson was able to perform light work as defined by HHS regulations. 20 C.F.R. 404.1567(b); supra note 2. Accordingly, he found that Erickson was ineligible for disability benefits. It is this finding that Erickson challenges. 12