Is there any case law supporting the argument that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care was right to assess a patient's pain level?
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The following excerpt is from Weetman v. Sullivan, 877 F.2d 20 (9th Cir. 1989):
Green v. Heckler, 803 F.2d 528, 531-32 (9th Cir.1986) (citations omitted). Equally clear is that the Secretary's "assessment of pain level is entitled to great weight." Id. at 532.
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