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DAWKINS v. BOWEN

No. 87-7340

848 F.2d 1211 (1988)

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

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 8, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lloyd Wright, Dothan, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

John C. Bell, U.S. Atty., and Calvin Pryor, Asst. U.S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before VANCE and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and TUTTLE, Senior Circuit Judge.

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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