CompFox AI Summary
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the finding of "new and further disability" to the applicant's low back stemming from a 2013 cervical spine injury. The Board found the current medical evidence insufficient to establish a causal link between the 2013 injury and the low back condition. Therefore, the issue of new and further low back disability is deferred for further development of the record with substantial medical evidence. The Board stressed its duty to ensure substantial justice by not leaving undeveloped matters.
Full Decision Text1 Pages
The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to review the finding of "new and further disability" to the applicant's low back stemming from a 2013 cervical spine injury. The Board found the current medical evidence insufficient to establish a causal link between the 2013 injury and the low back condition. Therefore, the issue of new and further low back disability is deferred for further development of the record with substantial medical evidence. The Board stressed its duty to ensure substantial justice by not leaving undeveloped matters.
Read the full decision
Join + legal professionals. Create a free account to access the complete text of this decision and search our entire database.