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This case concerns a defendant's challenge to a WCJ's award of 12 additional hours of home health care. The Appeals Board rescinded the WCJ's decision, finding the defendant's argument regarding the timing of the award was not substantiated by the medical evidence. The Board substituted a new award granting four hours per day, three days per week of home health care for three months following the applicant's left knee surgery, as recommended by Dr. Sobol. The Board affirmed the finding of untimely utilization review and other awarded treatments.
RONNIE C. EDGE vs. WORLD CITRUS WEST, NATIONWIDE INSURANCE is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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This case concerns a defendant's challenge to a WCJ's award of 12 additional hours of home health care. The Appeals Board rescinded the WCJ's decision, finding the defendant's argument regarding the timing of the award was not substantiated by the medical evidence. The Board substituted a new award granting four hours per day, three days per week of home health care for three months following the applicant's left knee surgery, as recommended by Dr. Sobol. The Board affirmed the finding of untimely utilization review and other awarded treatments.
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