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The Appeals Board affirmed the original award, finding the applicant failed to meet the burden of proof for permanent disability in his low back and right elbow. The Board found the Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator's (PQME) opinion substantial evidence despite the applicant's claims of factual inaccuracies and bias. The applicant's own testimony did not support permanent disability to those areas, reinforcing the PQME's finding of residuals only in the left shoulder. Defendant's petition for removal was dismissed as moot.
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The Appeals Board affirmed the original award, finding the applicant failed to meet the burden of proof for permanent disability in his low back and right elbow. The Board found the Panel Qualified Medical Evaluator's (PQME) opinion substantial evidence despite the applicant's claims of factual inaccuracies and bias. The applicant's own testimony did not support permanent disability to those areas, reinforcing the PQME's finding of residuals only in the left shoulder. Defendant's petition for removal was dismissed as moot.
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