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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed a prior award, finding that the applicant's claim for further medical treatment was barred by the one-year statute of limitations under Labor Code section 5405. Despite the applicant's argument regarding inadequate notice based on the Carls decision, the Board concluded that the defendant provided all legally required notices following the industrial hernia injury. Therefore, the applicant's application, filed more than one year after the date of injury, expiration of payments, and last furnished medical benefits, was dismissed.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and reversed a prior award, finding that the applicant's claim for further medical treatment was barred by the one-year statute of limitations under Labor Code section 5405. Despite the applicant's argument regarding inadequate notice based on the Carls decision, the Board concluded that the defendant provided all legally required notices following the industrial hernia injury. Therefore, the applicant's application, filed more than one year after the date of injury, expiration of payments, and last furnished medical benefits, was dismissed.
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