Gallegos v. Workmen's Compensation Appeals Board

An employee seeks review and annulment of an award of the Workmen’s Compensation Appeals Board.

The appeals board found that the employee sustained industrial injury to his back on December 29, 1967, that he unreasonably refused to submit to surgery, the risk of which was inconsiderable in view of the seriousness of the injury, and therefore, pursuant to the provisions of Labor Code, section 4056, 1 the compensation insurance carrier for the employer was not liable for any medical treatment or temporary disability indemnity after March 19, 1968, or for any permanent disability in excess of the…