Harper v. United States

Plaintiff is a dentist who served in the Army Dental Corps from April 16,1942, to December 21,1944. In August 1942 he injured his back when be tried to extricate, under strenuous conditions, tbe bodies of two men from a wrecked airplane in England where be was then stationed. From that time on, be suffered recurrent back pain and difficulties. He was hospitalized in August-September 1943 (after a re-injury to tbe back), and also in October 1943 — witb diagnoses of sprain or strain. On bis return from overseas in June 1944 for reassignment under tbe rotation program, be was examined,…