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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Timothy Murray's petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision, which properly relied on the agreed medical evaluator's (AME) opinion. The Board found no good reason to dispute the AME's findings, emphasizing that an industrial injury only needs to be a contributing cause to the disability, as clarified in South Coast Framing. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Timothy Murray's petition for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the Workers' Compensation Judge's (WCJ) decision, which properly relied on the agreed medical evaluator's (AME) opinion. The Board found no good reason to dispute the AME's findings, emphasizing that an industrial injury only needs to be a contributing cause to the disability, as clarified in South Coast Framing. Therefore, the petition for reconsideration was denied.
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