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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Bluewater Environmental Services and Zurich American Insurance Company, challenging a December 13, 2024, Findings of Fact and Award. The WCA had found applicant Emilio Valencia sustained an industrial lumbar spine injury resulting in permanent total disability. Defendants argued the WCA should have adopted their vocational expert's findings and lacked authority to develop the record further. The Board granted the petition for reconsideration, deferring a final decision pending further review of the merits and the complete record, affirming the WCA's authority to develop the record.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board considered a Petition for Reconsideration filed by Bluewater Environmental Services and Zurich American Insurance Company, challenging a December 13, 2024, Findings of Fact and Award. The WCA had found applicant Emilio Valencia sustained an industrial lumbar spine injury resulting in permanent total disability. Defendants argued the WCA should have adopted their vocational expert's findings and lacked authority to develop the record further. The Board granted the petition for reconsideration, deferring a final decision pending further review of the merits and the complete record, affirming the WCA's authority to develop the record.
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