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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision, only amending the Amended Joint Findings of Fact, Award, and Order to correct two clerical errors. These errors involved the stated value of the applicant's 13% permanent disability award and the correct adjudication number. The Board reiterated that it has jurisdiction to enforce medical treatment awards, even for conditions arising more than five years post-injury, if they are compensable consequences of the original injury.
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The Appeals Board affirmed the WCJ's decision, only amending the Amended Joint Findings of Fact, Award, and Order to correct two clerical errors. These errors involved the stated value of the applicant's 13% permanent disability award and the correct adjudication number. The Board reiterated that it has jurisdiction to enforce medical treatment awards, even for conditions arising more than five years post-injury, if they are compensable consequences of the original injury.
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