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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior award. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) had not addressed the applicant's cumulative trauma injury claim. Consequently, the case was returned to the trial level for further development of the medical record concerning this specific issue. The WCJ will need to obtain supplemental reporting from or depose the AME regarding cumulative trauma causation.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior award. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME) had not addressed the applicant's cumulative trauma injury claim. Consequently, the case was returned to the trial level for further development of the medical record concerning this specific issue. The WCJ will need to obtain supplemental reporting from or depose the AME regarding cumulative trauma causation.
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