CompFox AI Summary
Ramiro Solorio, a truck driver/loader/unloader, filed claims for industrial injuries to his lumbar spine, left shoulder, left elbow (Case ADJ10564064), and to his gastrointestinal system and hypertension (Case ADJ13211148) while employed by California Community News. Defendants petitioned for reconsideration of the Second Amended Joint Findings and Award, challenging the temporary disability award, unaddressed body parts, and the rejection of apportionment opinions from PQMEs Dr. Rogachefsky and Dr. Simon. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the WCJ's report. The Board affirmed the findings, concluding that the physicians' apportionment opinions lacked sufficient reasoning to constitute substantial medical evidence as required by legal precedent.
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Ramiro Solorio, a truck driver/loader/unloader, filed claims for industrial injuries to his lumbar spine, left shoulder, left elbow (Case ADJ10564064), and to his gastrointestinal system and hypertension (Case ADJ13211148) while employed by California Community News. Defendants petitioned for reconsideration of the Second Amended Joint Findings and Award, challenging the temporary disability award, unaddressed body parts, and the rejection of apportionment opinions from PQMEs Dr. Rogachefsky and Dr. Simon. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the WCJ's report. The Board affirmed the findings, concluding that the physicians' apportionment opinions lacked sufficient reasoning to constitute substantial medical evidence as required by legal precedent.
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