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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The Board found that the applicant demonstrated new and further disability within five years of the date of injury, as evidenced by worsening symptoms and limitations reported by the evaluating physician between 2001 and 2004. Therefore, the applicant's petition to reopen was deemed timely and the original award remained in effect.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration. The Board found that the applicant demonstrated new and further disability within five years of the date of injury, as evidenced by worsening symptoms and limitations reported by the evaluating physician between 2001 and 2004. Therefore, the applicant's petition to reopen was deemed timely and the original award remained in effect.
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