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This case concerns a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board order. The defendant argued that the applicant's requested psychiatric treatment was for a separate injury, beyond the scope of an expedited hearing, and not a compensable consequence of her orthopedic injury. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the judge's report which found the defendant misrepresented facts, misstated the law, and that the psychiatric treatment was sought to address depression and pain stemming from the accepted hip injury. The Board noted the defendant's petition mischaracterized the applicant's claim and the judge's findings.
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This case concerns a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board order. The defendant argued that the applicant's requested psychiatric treatment was for a separate injury, beyond the scope of an expedited hearing, and not a compensable consequence of her orthopedic injury. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the judge's report which found the defendant misrepresented facts, misstated the law, and that the psychiatric treatment was sought to address depression and pain stemming from the accepted hip injury. The Board noted the defendant's petition mischaracterized the applicant's claim and the judge's findings.
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