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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a Supplemental Joint Findings and Award because the administrative law judge's decision did not adequately address the apportionment of causation for the applicant's permanent disability. Specifically, the Board required further medical development to determine if the applicant's left shoulder and upper extremity injury was a compensable consequence of a prior specific injury or a separate cumulative trauma injury, and how these injuries impacted the permanent disability award. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision after the medical record is sufficiently developed.
DIANE S. LORD vs. CAMINO MEDICAL GROUP, CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION BROADSPIRE, L.L.C., INTERCARE INSURANCE SERVICES is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a Supplemental Joint Findings and Award because the administrative law judge's decision did not adequately address the apportionment of causation for the applicant's permanent disability. Specifically, the Board required further medical development to determine if the applicant's left shoulder and upper extremity injury was a compensable consequence of a prior specific injury or a separate cumulative trauma injury, and how these injuries impacted the permanent disability award. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings and a new decision after the medical record is sufficiently developed.
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