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This case involves applicant Claire Schloenvogt's workers' compensation claims, specifically concerning injuries to his shoulders, neck, and back. The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) sought reconsideration of a decision that denied a cumulative trauma injury claim ending on October 31, 1999. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion supported a cumulative trauma injury based on the applicant's 30 years of employment. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to include this cumulative trauma injury finding.
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This case involves applicant Claire Schloenvogt's workers' compensation claims, specifically concerning injuries to his shoulders, neck, and back. The California Insurance Guarantee Association (CIGA) sought reconsideration of a decision that denied a cumulative trauma injury claim ending on October 31, 1999. The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, finding that the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion supported a cumulative trauma injury based on the applicant's 30 years of employment. The case is returned to the trial level for further proceedings to include this cumulative trauma injury finding.
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