PER CURIAM.
There is a conflict in the medical evidence as to whether claimant, a 35-year-old coal miner, had a ruptured disc. A lumbar myelogram was performed and was interpreted as being within normal limits. Claimant's neurosurgeon nevertheless had the impression that claimant has a herniated intervertebral disc and advised surgical intervention. Claimant was reluctant to accept his advice for fear that the operation might not be successful. His surgeon was of...
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