David A. Gamble v. Shirley S. Chater, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration

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• noting inability to afford treatment excuses noncompliance with Page 10 – OPINION AND ORDER treatment
• \it flies in the face of the patent purposes of the Social Security Act to deny 7 benefits to someone who is too poor to seek treatment.\
• “We certainly agree with all the other circuits that a disabled claimant cannot be denied benefits for failing to obtain medical treatment that would ameliorate his condition if he cannot afford that treatment.”
• “We certainly agree with all the other circuits that a disabled claimant cannot be denied benefits for failing to obtain medical treatment that would ameliorate his condition if he cannot afford that treatment.”
• “We certainly agree with all the other circuits that a disabled claimant cannot be denied benefits for failing to obtain medical treatment that would ameliorate his condition if he cannot afford that treatment.”
• “It flies in the face of the patent purposes of the Social 18 Security Act to deny benefits to someone because he is too poor to 19 obtain medical treatment that may help him.”

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