Medication noncompliance occasionally factors into a claimant's disability case.

Essentially, the issue boils down to this: a claimant with a specific disorder who suffers functional deficits as a result of the disorder may be evaluated differently...based on whether or not their medications have been taken as prescribed.

In other words, taking, or not taking, prescribed medications can make a decisional difference in some cases.

Unfortunately (and unfairly), this can be a requirement even for those claimants who are no longer able to acquire their medications due to poor finances and/or a lack of medical insurance.

The noncompliance issue can weigh differently in the evaluation of a disability claim depending on the impairments that have been alleged by a claimant.

However, the issue of compliance is a considerable factor in the evaluation of claims involving seizure disorder and asthma.

This is simply because, for either condition, the frequency and severity of attacks may be directly related to how well a patient follows a prescribed medication regimen.

And, in fact, the listings for each impairment specifically mention that compliance is a necessary requirement for approval.

However, the issue of compliance with medications is also factored into cases involving Adhd.

This is despite the fact that the Adhd listing does not specify compliance with medications as a requirement for approval.