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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Paramount Farms' Petition for Reconsideration. Paramount Farms contested the applicant's permanent partial disability rating and the indemnity awarded, arguing that the judge improperly disregarded a PQME's opinion and relied on another doctor's flawed assessment. The Board found that the petition was partially untimely, and on the merits, it adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the applicant's treating physician's opinion was substantial evidence, and the indemnity calculation was correct.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Paramount Farms' Petition for Reconsideration. Paramount Farms contested the applicant's permanent partial disability rating and the indemnity awarded, arguing that the judge improperly disregarded a PQME's opinion and relied on another doctor's flawed assessment. The Board found that the petition was partially untimely, and on the merits, it adopted the WCJ's reasoning that the applicant's treating physician's opinion was substantial evidence, and the indemnity calculation was correct.
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