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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding a prior award finding the applicant sustained a right shoulder injury AOE/COE. The Board found the applicant's shoulder injury was a compensable consequence of using a cane for a prior industrial lower back injury. The Board determined the primary treating physician's opinion was substantial evidence and that the defendant's arguments regarding inconsistencies in the evidence were unfounded. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration was denied.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied the defendant's petition for reconsideration, upholding a prior award finding the applicant sustained a right shoulder injury AOE/COE. The Board found the applicant's shoulder injury was a compensable consequence of using a cane for a prior industrial lower back injury. The Board determined the primary treating physician's opinion was substantial evidence and that the defendant's arguments regarding inconsistencies in the evidence were unfounded. Therefore, the Petition for Reconsideration was denied.
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