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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration of the denial of his petition to reopen. The applicant sought to reopen his case for new and further disability, alleging his industrial injuries had worsened and new body parts were involved. The Board adopted the WCJ's recommendation to deny reconsideration, finding the applicant failed to establish industrial causation for his further disability. While the agreed medical evaluator (AME) acknowledged increased disability, he did not link it to the industrial injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration of the denial of his petition to reopen. The applicant sought to reopen his case for new and further disability, alleging his industrial injuries had worsened and new body parts were involved. The Board adopted the WCJ's recommendation to deny reconsideration, finding the applicant failed to establish industrial causation for his further disability. While the agreed medical evaluator (AME) acknowledged increased disability, he did not link it to the industrial injury.
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