Is a condition that can be controlled or corrected by medication not a disabling for purposes of the Disability Benefits Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Althoff-Gromer v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec., No. 2:18-cv-00082-KJN (E.D. Cal. 2019):
A condition that can be controlled or corrected by medication is not disabling for purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under the Act. See Warre v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec. Admin.,
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