What is the burden of proving that drug or alcohol addiction is not a contributing factor in a disability claim?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Phillips v. Astrue, 1:11-cv-01928 GSA (E.D. Cal. 2012):
The "claimant bears the burden of proving that drug or alcohol addiction is not a contributing factor material to his [or her] disability." Parra v. Astrue, 481 F.3d 742, 748 (9th Cir. 2007), cert. denied, 552 U.S. 1141, 128 S.Ct. 1068, 169 L.Ed.2d 808 (2008).
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