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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a decision that denied liability for applicant's spinal surgery. The applicant argued the defendant improperly denied benefits based on an unsigned objection to the treating physician's recommendation. The Board found the defendant's objection may not have been timely initiated, a point not raised at trial. Therefore, the Board rescinded the prior decision and returned the case to the trial level for further proceedings and evidence regarding the timeliness of the objection.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a decision that denied liability for applicant's spinal surgery. The applicant argued the defendant improperly denied benefits based on an unsigned objection to the treating physician's recommendation. The Board found the defendant's objection may not have been timely initiated, a point not raised at trial. Therefore, the Board rescinded the prior decision and returned the case to the trial level for further proceedings and evidence regarding the timeliness of the objection.
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