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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied a petition for reconsideration filed by CIGA. CIGA challenged a prior finding that allowed payment for medical treatment and a specific medical-legal report by Dr. Konstat. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found that Dr. Konstat's treatment was reasonable and necessary, and that her 2007 medical-legal report was properly requested. The Board also determined that the prior judge's findings on reasonableness were binding in the subsequent lien trial.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied a petition for reconsideration filed by CIGA. CIGA challenged a prior finding that allowed payment for medical treatment and a specific medical-legal report by Dr. Konstat. The Board adopted the Workers' Compensation Judge's report, which found that Dr. Konstat's treatment was reasonable and necessary, and that her 2007 medical-legal report was properly requested. The Board also determined that the prior judge's findings on reasonableness were binding in the subsequent lien trial.
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