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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of the decision. The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) report, finding that the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion constituted substantial medical evidence. The WCJ's credibility findings, which the Board gave great weight, supported the conclusion that the applicant's neck and right upper extremity injuries were causally related to positioning during ankle surgery. Therefore, the defendant's petition to dispute this finding was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of the decision. The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge's (WCJ) report, finding that the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion constituted substantial medical evidence. The WCJ's credibility findings, which the Board gave great weight, supported the conclusion that the applicant's neck and right upper extremity injuries were causally related to positioning during ankle surgery. Therefore, the defendant's petition to dispute this finding was denied.
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