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EXTRAIN ZARATE vs. ALFONSO ZARATE CONTRACTOR, CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, For FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY, In Liquidation

Filed: Apr 13, 2012
San Francisco
ADJ1947410 (FRE 0176771)

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and disallowed RS Medical's lien for $1,734.74. The Board found that RS Medical failed to meet its burden of proof by presenting insufficient evidence that the medical goods or services provided were reasonable and necessary for the applicant's industrial injury. The only evidence was prescriptions without supporting medical reports detailing necessity or causation. Defendant's failure to object to the lien did not relieve RS Medical of its evidentiary obligations.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and disallowed RS Medical's lien for $1,734.74. The Board found that RS Medical failed to meet its burden of proof by presenting insufficient evidence that the medical goods or services provided were reasonable and necessary for the applicant's industrial injury. The only evidence was prescriptions without supporting medical reports detailing necessity or causation. Defendant's failure to object to the lien did not relieve RS Medical of its evidentiary obligations.

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EXTRAIN ZARATE vs. ALFONSO ZARATE CONTRACTOR, CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION, For FREMONT INSURANCE COMPANY, In Liquidation (2012) – San Francisco | CompFox