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This case concerns a dispute over the necessity and causation of left knee replacement surgery. The defendant argued the surgery was due to degenerative disease, not the industrial injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration primarily to address attorney's fees for enforcing the medical treatment award. The Board ultimately affirmed the original decision regarding the surgery while amending it to include attorney's fees.
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This case concerns a dispute over the necessity and causation of left knee replacement surgery. The defendant argued the surgery was due to degenerative disease, not the industrial injury. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration primarily to address attorney's fees for enforcing the medical treatment award. The Board ultimately affirmed the original decision regarding the surgery while amending it to include attorney's fees.
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