Legal Opinion
Smith v. Office of Civilian Health & Medical Program of the Uniformed Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 4, 1996No. 94-3744PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANI ON, Circuit Judge.
Erin Smith brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief against the Office of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) and William Perry, in his official capacity as the Secretary of Defense, challenging their refusal to pay for certain procedures recommended by Smith’s doctors as treatment for her breast cancer. The district court declared that the recommended procedures were covered by CHAMPUS, held that defendants had acted arbitrarily and capriciously in concluding otherwise, and entered a permanent injunction enjoining…
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