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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied SCIF's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's findings. The Board found Dr. Scheinberg's medical reports admissible and that applicant sustained an industrial injury to her lumbar spine on October 22, 2001, with permanent disability rated under the 1997 PDRS. The Board also rejected SCIF's Statute of Limitations defense and its claims regarding cumulative trauma and apportionment. SCIF's contentions regarding Dr. Scheinberg's reports, the lumbar spine injury, cumulative trauma, statute of limitations, PDRS application, and apportionment were all denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied SCIF's petition for reconsideration, affirming the WCJ's findings. The Board found Dr. Scheinberg's medical reports admissible and that applicant sustained an industrial injury to her lumbar spine on October 22, 2001, with permanent disability rated under the 1997 PDRS. The Board also rejected SCIF's Statute of Limitations defense and its claims regarding cumulative trauma and apportionment. SCIF's contentions regarding Dr. Scheinberg's reports, the lumbar spine injury, cumulative trauma, statute of limitations, PDRS application, and apportionment were all denied.
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