context: The ALJ considered further the fact that plaintiff did not take regular prescription pain medication, or over-the-counter preparations for her alleged disabling pain. Plaintiff reports she cannot afford such medications because she has limited financial resources, no health insurance since being unemployed, and that pain medications do not work well.
citation_a.signal: no signal
citation_a.identifier: 784 F.2d 335, 337
citation_a.parenthetical: "[T]he ALJ must consider a claimant's allegation that he has not sought medical treatment or used medications because of a lack of finances."
citation_a.sentence: Dover v. Bowen, 784 F.2d 335, 337 (8th Cir.1986) (“[T]he ALJ must consider a claimant’s allegation that he has not sought medical treatment or used medications because of a lack of finances.”); see also Hutsell v. Sullivan, 892 F.2d 747, 751 n. 2 (8th Cir.1989) (“It is for the ALJ in the first instance to determine a claimant’s real motivation for failing to follow prescribed treatment or seek medical attention.”).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: "It is for the ALJ in the first instance to determine a claimant's real motivation for failing to follow prescribed treatment or seek medical attention."
citation_b.sentence: Dover v. Bowen, 784 F.2d 335, 337 (8th Cir.1986) (“[T]he ALJ must consider a claimant’s allegation that he has not sought medical treatment or used medications because of a lack of finances.”); see also Hutsell v. Sullivan, 892 F.2d 747, 751 n. 2 (8th Cir.1989) (“It is for the ALJ in the first instance to determine a claimant’s real motivation for failing to follow prescribed treatment or seek medical attention.”).