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The applicant, Emilyann Ranson, sought workers' compensation for multiple injuries beyond her stipulated hip and shoulder injuries. The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the finding that the applicant failed to meet her burden of proof for these additional injuries. Crucially, the applicant, as a registered nurse, was not deemed qualified to offer expert medical opinions on causation without corroboration. Independent medical evaluators in orthopedics, urology, and obstetrics/gynecology did not find a causal relationship between her employment and the claimed injuries, and the applicant refused a psychiatric evaluation.
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The applicant, Emilyann Ranson, sought workers' compensation for multiple injuries beyond her stipulated hip and shoulder injuries. The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, upholding the finding that the applicant failed to meet her burden of proof for these additional injuries. Crucially, the applicant, as a registered nurse, was not deemed qualified to offer expert medical opinions on causation without corroboration. Independent medical evaluators in orthopedics, urology, and obstetrics/gynecology did not find a causal relationship between her employment and the claimed injuries, and the applicant refused a psychiatric evaluation.
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