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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended its findings to include injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to the applicant's coccyx, based on AME Dr. Wood's reports of a fractured coccyx and a fall. Despite this finding, the Board affirmed the denial of temporary disability benefits due to a lack of corroborating medical evidence and inconsistencies in the applicant's testimony regarding work restrictions and physician referrals. The Board also clarified that the applicant failed to prove industrial injuries to her hips, buttocks, and hernia. The decision emphasizes the necessity of medical evidence for temporary disability claims and questions the applicant's credibility.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and amended its findings to include injury arising out of and in the course of employment (AOE/COE) to the applicant's coccyx, based on AME Dr. Wood's reports of a fractured coccyx and a fall. Despite this finding, the Board affirmed the denial of temporary disability benefits due to a lack of corroborating medical evidence and inconsistencies in the applicant's testimony regarding work restrictions and physician referrals. The Board also clarified that the applicant failed to prove industrial injuries to her hips, buttocks, and hernia. The decision emphasizes the necessity of medical evidence for temporary disability claims and questions the applicant's credibility.
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