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On the recordApril 8, 2014
If a person could improve, be in the community, be employable if they maintain medication or treatment, or whatever it may be, and they choose not to, you are saying that is not considered?
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

Editor's note · Context

Lankford questions the consideration of treatment compliance in disability evaluations.

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