Can a claim for disability benefits be denied if the claimant is unable to access treatment because of a lack of funds?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Snyder v. Colvin, Case No.: 16-cv-0243-BEN-JLB (S.D. Cal. 2017):
39. See Gamble v. Charter, 68 F.3d 319, 321 (9th Cir. 1995) (asserting that "disability benefits may not be denied because of the claimant's failure to obtain treatment he cannot obtain for lack of funds").
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