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The Appeals Board rescinded a WCJ's take-nothing order and returned the case to the trial level for further proceedings. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME), Dr. Campbell, needs to supplement his opinion on industrial injury causation given the WCJ's credibility finding against the applicant. Additionally, the WCJ must consider the applicant's alleged criminal conviction for workers' compensation fraud, if proven, and provide the AME with any conviction details for review. The Board emphasized that it expresses no final opinion on the injury's existence or compensability.
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The Appeals Board rescinded a WCJ's take-nothing order and returned the case to the trial level for further proceedings. The Board found that the Agreed Medical Evaluator (AME), Dr. Campbell, needs to supplement his opinion on industrial injury causation given the WCJ's credibility finding against the applicant. Additionally, the WCJ must consider the applicant's alleged criminal conviction for workers' compensation fraud, if proven, and provide the AME with any conviction details for review. The Board emphasized that it expresses no final opinion on the injury's existence or compensability.
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