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· 6/8/1977

Margaret L. Nichols v. Joseph A. Califano, Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare

Citations

  • 556 F.2d 931
  • 42 Cal. Comp. Cases 1188
  • 1977 U.S. App. LEXIS 13035

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  • finding a claimant’s refusal to submit to a third surgery 28 || justified where the previous two surgeries were unsuccessful, despite disagreements 1 || among physicians about the probable success of a third surgery

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Judges: Hufstedler, Sneed, Kennedy

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