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DEATRIZ DIAZ, BEATRIZ DIAZ vs. MISSION FOODS, TRAVELERS INSURANCE

Filed: Feb 23, 2016
Van Nuys
ADJ9423495

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the WCJ's findings. The Board also admonished applicant's legal representatives for submitting an unverified petition and referring to evidence not in the record. The WCJ found the applicant sustained industrial injury to her lumbar spine and right knee, but not her right hip. Crucially, based on the persuasive PQME reports, the WCJ determined the applicant sustained 0% permanent disability, finding applicant's treating physicians' reports lacked substantiality.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the WCJ's findings. The Board also admonished applicant's legal representatives for submitting an unverified petition and referring to evidence not in the record. The WCJ found the applicant sustained industrial injury to her lumbar spine and right knee, but not her right hip. Crucially, based on the persuasive PQME reports, the WCJ determined the applicant sustained 0% permanent disability, finding applicant's treating physicians' reports lacked substantiality.

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