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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the WCJ's decision regarding medical treatment. Specifically, Finding of Fact No. 4 was amended to generally award further medical treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of the industrial injury, rather than limiting it to specific physician opinions or treatments. The rest of the WCJ's amended decision, including the correct monetary amount of permanent disability indemnity, was affirmed.
Esperanza Sanchez vs. ACAPULCO RESTAURANT, AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE, AIG CLAIMS SERVICES is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended the WCJ's decision regarding medical treatment. Specifically, Finding of Fact No. 4 was amended to generally award further medical treatment reasonably required to cure or relieve the effects of the industrial injury, rather than limiting it to specific physician opinions or treatments. The rest of the WCJ's amended decision, including the correct monetary amount of permanent disability indemnity, was affirmed.
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