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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of an amended workers' compensation award. The defendant challenged the finding that the applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his left lower extremity, arguing a lack of substantial medical evidence. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the judge's reasoning that the applicant met their burden of proof regarding causation. The Board found the medical opinion establishing a link between the industrial injury and the applicant's septic infection to be substantial evidence.
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This case involves a defendant's petition for reconsideration of an amended workers' compensation award. The defendant challenged the finding that the applicant sustained injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to his left lower extremity, arguing a lack of substantial medical evidence. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the petition, adopting the judge's reasoning that the applicant met their burden of proof regarding causation. The Board found the medical opinion establishing a link between the industrial injury and the applicant's septic infection to be substantial evidence.
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