Crudup v. Missouri State Division of Family Services

SHANGLER, Judge.

The appeal comes from a judgment of the circuit court to affirm the decision of the Director of the Division of Family Services to deny the claim of Crudup for medical assistance benefits.1 The refusal rests on the determination that Crudup was not permanently and totally disabled. The appeal contends the decision was not upon competent and substantial evidence and that the *130procedure used denied the claimant a fair hearing.

The claim was for medical assistance for the treatment of a permanent disability. The fund for such a benefit derives from both state and federal sources. §…