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This case involves a petition for reconsideration by the defendant, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, concerning a workers' compensation award for Jerry Hunter. The defendant contested the finding that skin cancer was part of the original stipulated injury and challenged the permanent disability rating based on the treating physician's opinion. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's report. The Board affirmed that the skin cancer was correctly considered part of the original cumulative injury and that the treating physician's opinion constituted substantial evidence for the permanent disability rating.
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This case involves a petition for reconsideration by the defendant, the State Compensation Insurance Fund, concerning a workers' compensation award for Jerry Hunter. The defendant contested the finding that skin cancer was part of the original stipulated injury and challenged the permanent disability rating based on the treating physician's opinion. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's report. The Board affirmed that the skin cancer was correctly considered part of the original cumulative injury and that the treating physician's opinion constituted substantial evidence for the permanent disability rating.
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