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This case involves a workers' compensation claim where the applicant was awarded further medical treatment and reimbursement for self-procured treatment, but no permanent disability. The defendant appealed, arguing errors regarding permanent disability, the clarity of a third-party credit, and the WCJ's explanation for the no permanent disability finding. The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision, clarifying the third-party credit to apply against all benefits up to the applicant's net recovery, and imposed a $100 sanction against defense counsel for attaching extraneous documents to the reconsideration petition.
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This case involves a workers' compensation claim where the applicant was awarded further medical treatment and reimbursement for self-procured treatment, but no permanent disability. The defendant appealed, arguing errors regarding permanent disability, the clarity of a third-party credit, and the WCJ's explanation for the no permanent disability finding. The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision, clarifying the third-party credit to apply against all benefits up to the applicant's net recovery, and imposed a $100 sanction against defense counsel for attaching extraneous documents to the reconsideration petition.
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