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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's contention that the medical reports did not establish causation between the applicant's industrial injury and the need for home health care services. The Board found that while the physician recommended home care, he failed to link this need to specific industrially injured body parts or explain how the care would cure/relieve the effects of the industrial injury. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior order awarding home health care and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings to establish this crucial causal connection.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address the defendant's contention that the medical reports did not establish causation between the applicant's industrial injury and the need for home health care services. The Board found that while the physician recommended home care, he failed to link this need to specific industrially injured body parts or explain how the care would cure/relieve the effects of the industrial injury. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior order awarding home health care and returned the matter to the WCJ for further proceedings to establish this crucial causal connection.
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