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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding permanent disability benefits to Manuel Mendoza. The Board adopted the administrative law judge's report, which found that the primary treating physician's opinion constituted substantial evidence, even if it differed from other medical opinions. The judge's decision to follow the treating physician's rating, which included consideration of a surgical scar and pain, was upheld. The Board noted that a single physician's relevant and considered opinion can be substantial evidence in workers' compensation cases.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding permanent disability benefits to Manuel Mendoza. The Board adopted the administrative law judge's report, which found that the primary treating physician's opinion constituted substantial evidence, even if it differed from other medical opinions. The judge's decision to follow the treating physician's rating, which included consideration of a surgical scar and pain, was upheld. The Board noted that a single physician's relevant and considered opinion can be substantial evidence in workers' compensation cases.
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