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· 10/2/1980

Vance Young v. Joseph A. Califano, Jr., Secretary, Health, Education and Welfare

Citations

  • 633 F.2d 469
  • 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 13484

How courts have described this case

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  • unwillingness to undergo a 3 suggested surgery does not constitute failure to follow prescribed treatment
  • claimant not required to undergo myelogram and surgery for ruptured disc, where procedures were recommended but not prescribed and chance of success was 50%

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Judges: Edwards, Weick, Lively

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