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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration and rescinded the original decision. The Board found that the WCJ's determination that the applicant did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of employment was not supported by substantial evidence. Specifically, the WCJ relied on incomplete medical records and failed to adequately consider the applicant's complaints regarding body parts not at issue in prior claims. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings, including obtaining a medical-legal evaluation by a Qualified Medical Evaluator to determine causation.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted the applicant's petition for reconsideration and rescinded the original decision. The Board found that the WCJ's determination that the applicant did not sustain an injury arising out of and in the course of employment was not supported by substantial evidence. Specifically, the WCJ relied on incomplete medical records and failed to adequately consider the applicant's complaints regarding body parts not at issue in prior claims. The case is returned to the WCJ for further proceedings, including obtaining a medical-legal evaluation by a Qualified Medical Evaluator to determine causation.
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