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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration and dismissed their petition for removal. The Board affirmed the WCJ's findings that the applicant sustained a continuous trauma injury to his spine, ears, eyes, and psyche arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found that the defendant's arguments regarding the post-termination defense and reliance on a specific PQME were without merit. Finally, the Board determined that removal was inappropriate as reconsideration was the correct procedural remedy for the issues raised.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration and dismissed their petition for removal. The Board affirmed the WCJ's findings that the applicant sustained a continuous trauma injury to his spine, ears, eyes, and psyche arising out of and in the course of employment. The Board found that the defendant's arguments regarding the post-termination defense and reliance on a specific PQME were without merit. Finally, the Board determined that removal was inappropriate as reconsideration was the correct procedural remedy for the issues raised.
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