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The WCAB granted reconsideration to address the defendant's due process claims regarding an expedited trial and the sufficiency of medical evidence for the applicant's cervical spine, right wrist, and right upper extremity injuries. The Board affirmed the WCJ's findings of injury to these body parts, finding substantial medical evidence supported them and that the defendant was aware of these claims timely. However, the Board struck the WCJ's deferral of the "nature and extent" issue, remanding for further proceedings on undeveloped claims of injury to the lumbar spine and left leg.
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The WCAB granted reconsideration to address the defendant's due process claims regarding an expedited trial and the sufficiency of medical evidence for the applicant's cervical spine, right wrist, and right upper extremity injuries. The Board affirmed the WCJ's findings of injury to these body parts, finding substantial medical evidence supported them and that the defendant was aware of these claims timely. However, the Board struck the WCJ's deferral of the "nature and extent" issue, remanding for further proceedings on undeveloped claims of injury to the lumbar spine and left leg.
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