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In this cumulative trauma injury case, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration to correct the date of injury. The Board found the arbitrator erred by relying on non-medical evidence like knee brace use and the need for surgery to establish a date of injury. Citing Labor Code section 5412, the Board clarified that disability requires medical evidence, not just treatment or modified work. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior order and established the date of injury as July 9, 2010, the applicant's first date of temporary disability.
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In this cumulative trauma injury case, the Appeals Board granted reconsideration to correct the date of injury. The Board found the arbitrator erred by relying on non-medical evidence like knee brace use and the need for surgery to establish a date of injury. Citing Labor Code section 5412, the Board clarified that disability requires medical evidence, not just treatment or modified work. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior order and established the date of injury as July 9, 2010, the applicant's first date of temporary disability.
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