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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award, finding the medical record inadequate to determine applicant's claim of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). While some physicians noted symptoms consistent with CRPS, the Agreed Medical Examiner (AME) found no objective evidence. The Board ordered the matter returned to the trial level for further development of the medical record by appointing a pain management specialist. This new evaluation will aim to diagnose the applicant's right upper extremity condition and determine its industrial causation.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior award, finding the medical record inadequate to determine applicant's claim of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS). While some physicians noted symptoms consistent with CRPS, the Agreed Medical Examiner (AME) found no objective evidence. The Board ordered the matter returned to the trial level for further development of the medical record by appointing a pain management specialist. This new evaluation will aim to diagnose the applicant's right upper extremity condition and determine its industrial causation.
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