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This case concerns applicant's industrial injuries in the 1980s to her neck, back, psyche, and knees, for which Raley's was the employer and Mission Insurance Company was the insurer. The applicant sought spinal surgery, and the defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's order to provide it. The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the second opinion physician's report was not substantial evidence as it was based on an inaccurate medical history and an incorrect legal theory that industrial injuries must be the sole cause of the need for surgery.
KAREN R. ROLPH vs. RALEY'S and CALIFORNIA INSURANCE GUARANTEE ASSOCIATION on behalf of MISSION INSURANCE COMPANY, in liquidation is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in .
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This case concerns applicant's industrial injuries in the 1980s to her neck, back, psyche, and knees, for which Raley's was the employer and Mission Insurance Company was the insurer. The applicant sought spinal surgery, and the defendant sought reconsideration of the WCJ's order to provide it. The Appeals Board denied reconsideration, finding the second opinion physician's report was not substantial evidence as it was based on an inaccurate medical history and an incorrect legal theory that industrial injuries must be the sole cause of the need for surgery.
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