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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to affirm an award for applicant's self-procured medical treatment, holding the employer liable as treatment need stemmed at least partially from the admitted industrial injury. The Board also deferred the issue of attorneys' fees under Labor Code section 4607 pending Supreme Court decisions, and returned the case to the trial level to further develop the record regarding new and further permanent disability. The WCJ's deferral of the new and further disability issue was deemed proper due to insufficient evidence presented by either party.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to affirm an award for applicant's self-procured medical treatment, holding the employer liable as treatment need stemmed at least partially from the admitted industrial injury. The Board also deferred the issue of attorneys' fees under Labor Code section 4607 pending Supreme Court decisions, and returned the case to the trial level to further develop the record regarding new and further permanent disability. The WCJ's deferral of the new and further disability issue was deemed proper due to insufficient evidence presented by either party.
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