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This case involves an applicant who sustained industrial psychiatric injury but whose orthopedic claims were denied due to insufficient medical evidence. The Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, finding the applicant failed to present substantial medical evidence of industrial causation for her orthopedic complaints. A dissenting commissioner argued that the primary medical evaluator's report was deficient and lacked substantial evidence, warranting further development of the record on orthopedic injuries and other claims. The dissent emphasizes the Board's duty to ensure substantial justice, suggesting it should have ordered further investigation on the denied orthopedic issues.
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This case involves an applicant who sustained industrial psychiatric injury but whose orthopedic claims were denied due to insufficient medical evidence. The Appeals Board denied the applicant's petition for reconsideration, finding the applicant failed to present substantial medical evidence of industrial causation for her orthopedic complaints. A dissenting commissioner argued that the primary medical evaluator's report was deficient and lacked substantial evidence, warranting further development of the record on orthopedic injuries and other claims. The dissent emphasizes the Board's duty to ensure substantial justice, suggesting it should have ordered further investigation on the denied orthopedic issues.
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