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· 5/4/1972

Sarah E. McCarty v. Elliot L. Richardson, Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare

Citations

  • 459 F.2d 3
  • 1972 U.S. App. LEXIS 9739

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • hyperthyroidism not disabling condition; but if claimant’s refusal to undergo “relatively low risk corrective surgery” had been sole basis for disentitlement “we would be inclined to reverse and order restoration of benefits,” 459 F.2d at 4
  • “[I]t had been agreed upon by all treating sources and the records indicated the claimant had not responded well to treatment with continuing severe pain as well as swelling discoloration, reduced range of motion and severe sensitivity in the left ankle and foot.” (emphasis added)

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Judges: Brown, Ingraham, Roney

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