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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the judge's findings. The judge ruled that the applicant was entitled to referrals to a pulmonologist, nephrologist, and hematologist, as well as an AFO brace. The Board rejected the defendant's supplemental pleading and admonished their counsel for misstating facts, noting potential future sanctions. The applicant sustained a catastrophic injury as a registered nurse in 2008 and has undergone multiple surgeries, with the current dispute revolving around the medical necessity of further consultations and an AFO brace.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's Petition for Reconsideration, upholding the judge's findings. The judge ruled that the applicant was entitled to referrals to a pulmonologist, nephrologist, and hematologist, as well as an AFO brace. The Board rejected the defendant's supplemental pleading and admonished their counsel for misstating facts, noting potential future sanctions. The applicant sustained a catastrophic injury as a registered nurse in 2008 and has undergone multiple surgeries, with the current dispute revolving around the medical necessity of further consultations and an AFO brace.
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