This Local Commissioner's Memorandum (LCM) provides MA disability review team staff with additional information on the provision of Public Law 104- 121 (The Contract With America Advancement Act), which specifies that an individual shall not be considered disabled if alcoholism or drug addiction is a contributing factor material to the determination that the individual is disabled. (GIS messages 96 MA014 and 96 TA/DC016 provide additional background material about the federal legislation.)
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