Legal Opinion
Evelyn Grace DAWKINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 8, 1988No. 87-7340PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 and hold that a claimant’s inability to afford a prescribed medical treatment excuses noncompliance.
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Appellant Evelyn Dawkins alleges that she is disabled and unable to work because of the combined effect of a legion of medical problems. She complains primarily of diabetes, high blood pressure,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Sue HALE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health & Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- Dale J. MacGREGOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary, Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- L.B. LOVELACE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, M.D., Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- John SCHNORR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Otis R. BOWEN, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- William C. Epps v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Secretary, Department of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by176 opinions
- Billy D. Crawford v. Comm. of Social SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
- Ellison v. BarnhartCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Wallace E. Ehrhart v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Edward L. BLACHA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- David A. Gamble v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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