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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's decision, and returned the case for further proceedings. The applicant claimed cumulative neck and low back injury, but the prior decision awarded him nothing for these injuries. The Board found ambiguity in the Agreed Medical Examiner's reports regarding causation and ordered further development of the record, including supplemental reports or deposition testimony from the AME. This action allows for additional evidence gathering on the disputed cumulative injury claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the WCJ's decision, and returned the case for further proceedings. The applicant claimed cumulative neck and low back injury, but the prior decision awarded him nothing for these injuries. The Board found ambiguity in the Agreed Medical Examiner's reports regarding causation and ordered further development of the record, including supplemental reports or deposition testimony from the AME. This action allows for additional evidence gathering on the disputed cumulative injury claim.
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