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This case involves Elodia Lopez's appeal of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision regarding her left upper extremity injury. The WCAB granted reconsideration to amend a finding regarding the need for further medical treatment to the applicant's left shoulder, finding her treating physician's opinion better reasoned than the panel QME's. The Board otherwise affirmed the decision but issued a notice of intention to assess sanctions against applicant's counsel for failing to properly cite evidence, violating procedural rules.
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This case involves Elodia Lopez's appeal of a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) decision regarding her left upper extremity injury. The WCAB granted reconsideration to amend a finding regarding the need for further medical treatment to the applicant's left shoulder, finding her treating physician's opinion better reasoned than the panel QME's. The Board otherwise affirmed the decision but issued a notice of intention to assess sanctions against applicant's counsel for failing to properly cite evidence, violating procedural rules.
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