MILFORD H. REIMAN, Petitioner, v. WORKERS' COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD and PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, Respondents (Opinion by Rattigan, J. , with Caldecott, P. J. , and Christian, J. , concurring. )[66 Cal. App. 3d 734] OPINION RATTIGAN, J. Milford H. Reiman (hereinafter applicant) is the recipient of benefits in a proceeding conducted pursuant to the workers' compensation law. In January 1973, applicant and Barbara Jean Reiman, his wife, petitioned the appeals board for an order reimbursing Mrs. Reiman for 'practical nursing services' which applicant conceived to be self-procured medical treatment. In February 1973, Mrs. Reiman herself filed a 'Notice and Request for Allowance of Lien' in which she claimed a lien, for her services, against any award to be made to applicant upon the petition. In the report, and among other things, she stated her determinations that 'this case is governed by Henson vs. WCAB (Standard Oil Company) 37 CCC 654 and that Mrs. Reiman is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of her services. '

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