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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision admits deposition testimony of a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) over applicant's objection, finding the evidence newly discovered and probative. The Board affirms the judge's finding of temporary total disability based on the QME's unchanged opinion, clarifying it applies only to the admitted cumulative trauma injury claim. The decision limits the award to the admitted claim, deferring adjudication on the denied claim.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision admits deposition testimony of a Qualified Medical Evaluator (QME) over applicant's objection, finding the evidence newly discovered and probative. The Board affirms the judge's finding of temporary total disability based on the QME's unchanged opinion, clarifying it applies only to the admitted cumulative trauma injury claim. The decision limits the award to the admitted claim, deferring adjudication on the denied claim.
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