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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address applicant's challenge to the administrative law judge's (WCJ) reliance on the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion regarding apportionment. The Board found the AME's apportionment opinion lacked sufficient reasoning and therefore was not substantial evidence. Consequently, the Board rescinded the WCJ's decision, deferred issues of permanent disability, apportionment, and attorney fees, and returned the matter for further proceedings. The Board emphasized the defendant's burden to prove apportionment with substantial medical evidence.
PAMELA WARD vs. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address applicant's challenge to the administrative law judge's (WCJ) reliance on the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion regarding apportionment. The Board found the AME's apportionment opinion lacked sufficient reasoning and therefore was not substantial evidence. Consequently, the Board rescinded the WCJ's decision, deferred issues of permanent disability, apportionment, and attorney fees, and returned the matter for further proceedings. The Board emphasized the defendant's burden to prove apportionment with substantial medical evidence.
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