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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision addresses Defendant Warner Brothers' petition for reconsideration of a prior finding of injury AOE/COE to the applicant's neck, back, hands, and psyche. The Board admits a disputed medical report from Dr. Friedman into evidence, finding Defendant failed to meet its burden to exclude it. The Board affirms the WCJ's findings, concluding that substantial evidence supports injury to the applicant's hands and that the neck injury claim is not time-barred based on AME Dr. Harris's opinion. The Board also finds sufficient evidence for the psychiatric injury claim, relying on the admitted report and acknowledging Defendant's arguments regarding causation were factually inaccurate.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision addresses Defendant Warner Brothers' petition for reconsideration of a prior finding of injury AOE/COE to the applicant's neck, back, hands, and psyche. The Board admits a disputed medical report from Dr. Friedman into evidence, finding Defendant failed to meet its burden to exclude it. The Board affirms the WCJ's findings, concluding that substantial evidence supports injury to the applicant's hands and that the neck injury claim is not time-barred based on AME Dr. Harris's opinion. The Board also finds sufficient evidence for the psychiatric injury claim, relying on the admitted report and acknowledging Defendant's arguments regarding causation were factually inaccurate.
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