Tina Kangail v. Jo Anne B. Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security

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• finding that because the ALJ did not consider this possibility, the decision did not provide a rational basis for the denial of benefits
• collecting authorities concluding that noncompliance is often a component of bipolar disorder, particularly with individuals that depend on low-income clinics for treatment
• reversing where ALJ failed to consider impact of mental health on ability to follow through with treatment
• “bipolar disorder can precipitate substance abuse, for example as a means by which the sufferer tries to alleviate her symptoms”
• “bipolar disorder can precipitate substance abuse, for example as a means by which the sufferer tries to alleviate her symptoms”
• a patient's normal behavior during office visit does not contradict a finding of severe mental illness

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