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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and allowed the lien claims of Temple Community Hospital and Spinal Cerebral Medical Group, reversing a prior decision that denied their claims for treatment. The Board found that the lien claimants' services were reasonable and necessary to cure or relieve the applicant from the effects of his industrial injury, even though the injury only caused a minor percentage of permanent disability. The employer is liable for the full cost of treatment under Granado precedent, with issues of penalties and interest deferred.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and allowed the lien claims of Temple Community Hospital and Spinal Cerebral Medical Group, reversing a prior decision that denied their claims for treatment. The Board found that the lien claimants' services were reasonable and necessary to cure or relieve the applicant from the effects of his industrial injury, even though the injury only caused a minor percentage of permanent disability. The employer is liable for the full cost of treatment under Granado precedent, with issues of penalties and interest deferred.
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