Evelyn Grace DAWKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit · Decided 1988-07-08

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*1212 VANCE, Circuit Judge: Failure to follow prescribed medical treatment disqualifies a claimant from receiving supplemental security income (“SSI”) benefits. The Secretary’s regulations provide a list of acceptable reasons for failure to follow prescribed treatment. In this case we add to that list…

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