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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding injury AOE/COE. The Board affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's reliance on the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) opinion, finding no persuasive reason to deviate. Defendants' arguments that the AME's opinion was based on an inadequate history or was conclusory were rejected. The Board also refused to consider a neurologic report procured after trial, as discovery had closed.
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Here's a summary of the case for a lawyer in four sentences:
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision finding injury AOE/COE. The Board affirmed the Administrative Law Judge's reliance on the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) opinion, finding no persuasive reason to deviate. Defendants' arguments that the AME's opinion was based on an inadequate history or was conclusory were rejected. The Board also refused to consider a neurologic report procured after trial, as discovery had closed.
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