Can a severe mental health condition that can be controlled by medication be considered a disability for Social Security benefits?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sanchez v. Colvin, Case No.: 16cv31-LAB (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2016):
can be controlled by medication is not severe. See Warre v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin., 439 F.3d 1001, 1006 (9th Cir. 2006) (stating that "[i]mpairments that can be controlled effectively with medication are not disabling for the purpose of determining eligibility for SSI benefits.").
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