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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to further develop the medical record regarding applicant's claims for cumulative trauma and specific industrial injuries. The Board found the existing medical evidence insufficient to determine whether the applicant sustained one or multiple cumulative trauma injuries, or a combination of cumulative and specific injuries. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior determinations and remanded the cases for a new evaluation by an Agreed Medical Examiner or a physician appointed by the judge.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to further develop the medical record regarding applicant's claims for cumulative trauma and specific industrial injuries. The Board found the existing medical evidence insufficient to determine whether the applicant sustained one or multiple cumulative trauma injuries, or a combination of cumulative and specific injuries. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior determinations and remanded the cases for a new evaluation by an Agreed Medical Examiner or a physician appointed by the judge.
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