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This case involves a worker seeking to reopen his claim for new and further disability following a 2014 lumbar spine injury. The applicant contended his disability had worsened to permanent total disability, citing vocational expert testimony and medical reports indicating increased work restrictions. However, the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) found no change in industrial disability, and his recent evaluation supported the original finding of no new and further disability. The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision, finding the applicant's vocational evidence unpersuasive without a medical basis for increased disability.
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This case involves a worker seeking to reopen his claim for new and further disability following a 2014 lumbar spine injury. The applicant contended his disability had worsened to permanent total disability, citing vocational expert testimony and medical reports indicating increased work restrictions. However, the Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) found no change in industrial disability, and his recent evaluation supported the original finding of no new and further disability. The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision, finding the applicant's vocational evidence unpersuasive without a medical basis for increased disability.
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