Need to follow prescribed treatment

CurrencyCurrent through May 31, 2023
Citation 20 C.F.R. §404.1530
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4 cases
  • Ellison v. Berryhill, Civil Action No. 16–602
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Columbia
    • 23 Junio 2017
    ...which, according to the claimant, have prevented him from being employed at the substantially gainful activity level."); see also 20 C.F.R. § 404.1530 ("If you do not follow the prescribed treatment without a good reason, we will not find you disabled ....").5 The ALJ's decision identifies ......
  • Hibbard v. Astrue
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of Arkansas
    • 17 Enero 2012
    ...smoking when directed to do so in order to alleviate or mitigate an existing impairment is grounds for denial of benefits. See 20 C.F.R. § 404.1530 (1990); Guilliams v. Barnhart, 393 F.3d 798, 802 (8th Cir. 2005); Kisling v. Chater, 105 F.3d 1255, 1257 (8th Cir. 1997). We also note that Pla......
  • Cameron v. Colvin, CIVIL NO. 2:15-cv-02051-MEF
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Western District of Arkansas
    • 4 Marzo 2016
    ...also provide that a claimant who fails to treat a remediable condition without good reason is barred from entitlement to benefits. 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1530, 416.930. Generally speaking, a lack of evidence that a claimant attempted to find any low-cost or no-cost medical treatment for an allege......
  • Vega v. Astrue
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Massachusetts
    • 19 Septiembre 2011
    ...as an individual cannot be found disabled if he fails to follow prescribed treatment and offers no sufficient explanation.2 See 20 C.F.R. §§ 404.1530, 416.930 (instructing claimants to "follow treatment by your physician if this treatment can restore your ability to work. . . . If you do no......

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