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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior award finding applicant sustained an industrial left shoulder injury. The Board found the existing medical evidence insufficient to establish industrial causation, as the expert opinions did not adequately explain the connection. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the prior award and remanded the case for further medical record development, including the potential appointment of a physician by the WCJ.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior award finding applicant sustained an industrial left shoulder injury. The Board found the existing medical evidence insufficient to establish industrial causation, as the expert opinions did not adequately explain the connection. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the prior award and remanded the case for further medical record development, including the potential appointment of a physician by the WCJ.
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