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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of three prior decisions, affirming the dismissal of the post-termination defense for a right knee injury (ADJ12979844) and a cumulative trauma psychiatric injury claim (ADJ12673709), finding employer knowledge prior to termination. However, the Board amended the decision for a cumulative orthopedic injury claim (ADJ12672803), deferring the finding of industrial injury pending further development of the record regarding specific body parts and treatment needs. The Board also clarified that no psychiatric injury was found to date in ADJ12673709, and arguments regarding medical evidence for that claim were premature.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of three prior decisions, affirming the dismissal of the post-termination defense for a right knee injury (ADJ12979844) and a cumulative trauma psychiatric injury claim (ADJ12673709), finding employer knowledge prior to termination. However, the Board amended the decision for a cumulative orthopedic injury claim (ADJ12672803), deferring the finding of industrial injury pending further development of the record regarding specific body parts and treatment needs. The Board also clarified that no psychiatric injury was found to date in ADJ12673709, and arguments regarding medical evidence for that claim were premature.
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