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This case concerns an applicant's admitted industrial injury in May 2003, which the defendant sought to limit. The defendant contested findings that the injury extended to the applicant's right shoulder and left upper extremity, and that it caused additional temporary disability and 40% permanent disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the opinion of Dr. Hunt, one of the applicant's treating physicians, constituted substantial evidence supporting these findings. Dr. Hunt's detailed opinions on the injury's extent, the need for ongoing treatment, and the applicant's temporary and permanent disability were persuasive, particularly given later diagnostic findings.
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This case concerns an applicant's admitted industrial injury in May 2003, which the defendant sought to limit. The defendant contested findings that the injury extended to the applicant's right shoulder and left upper extremity, and that it caused additional temporary disability and 40% permanent disability. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the opinion of Dr. Hunt, one of the applicant's treating physicians, constituted substantial evidence supporting these findings. Dr. Hunt's detailed opinions on the injury's extent, the need for ongoing treatment, and the applicant's temporary and permanent disability were persuasive, particularly given later diagnostic findings.
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