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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant seeking further medical treatment for admitted industrial injuries to her right shoulder and bilateral upper extremities. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify the scope of awarded medical treatment. The Board affirmed the need for a right carpal tunnel release surgery as recommended by the applicant's physician but reversed the award of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, finding it premature without a specific recommendation or request for authorization.
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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant seeking further medical treatment for admitted industrial injuries to her right shoulder and bilateral upper extremities. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify the scope of awarded medical treatment. The Board affirmed the need for a right carpal tunnel release surgery as recommended by the applicant's physician but reversed the award of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, finding it premature without a specific recommendation or request for authorization.
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