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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board rescinded a prior decision that denied an aircraft mechanic's claim for cumulative trauma injury to his wrists and upper extremities. The Board found that neither the applicant's treating physician's report nor the defendant's medical expert's report, which was from a separate case, constituted substantial evidence. The case is returned to the trial level for further medical record development, including the possibility of obtaining a report from an Agreed Medical Examiner or Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board rescinded a prior decision that denied an aircraft mechanic's claim for cumulative trauma injury to his wrists and upper extremities. The Board found that neither the applicant's treating physician's report nor the defendant's medical expert's report, which was from a separate case, constituted substantial evidence. The case is returned to the trial level for further medical record development, including the possibility of obtaining a report from an Agreed Medical Examiner or Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator.
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