Cathleen Parra v. Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 2007-03-23

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CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Senior Circuit Judge. In 1996, Congress amended the Social Security Act to preclude an award of disability benefits if drug or alcohol abuse is “a contributing factor material to the Commissioner’s determination that the individual is disabled.” 42 U.S.C. § 423 (d)(2)(C). In this appeal, we confront an issue explicitly l…

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