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MARIA DE LA LUZ LOPEZ vs. KARMAN STAFFING, SOUTHEAST PERSONNEL LEASING, INC., STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY Administered By PACKARD CLAIMS ADMINISTRATION

Filed: May 10, 2019
Los Angeles
ADJ10298073 (MF) ADJ10298213

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration. The Board rescinded the prior Findings and Award, which found no compensable injury based on a PQME's report deemed more convincing than the applicant's treating physicians. The Board found the PQME's report may not have constituted substantial evidence and the applicant's treating physician reports were insufficient. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including obtaining new medical reports, to fully adjudicate the alleged injury.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration. The Board rescinded the prior Findings and Award, which found no compensable injury based on a PQME's report deemed more convincing than the applicant's treating physicians. The Board found the PQME's report may not have constituted substantial evidence and the applicant's treating physician reports were insufficient. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including obtaining new medical reports, to fully adjudicate the alleged injury.

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