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The Appeals Board granted the applicant's Petition for Removal, overturning a prior order to select an Agreed Medical Evaluator. The Board found that the applicant's physician, Dr. Chambi, provided substantial evidence supporting the need for spinal surgery. Conversely, the defense's second opinion physician, Dr. Ma, failed to adequately explain his non-surgical recommendation and his initial report was untimely due to the defense's failure to provide complete medical records. Therefore, the Board ordered the defendant to provide the requested spinal surgery.
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The Appeals Board granted the applicant's Petition for Removal, overturning a prior order to select an Agreed Medical Evaluator. The Board found that the applicant's physician, Dr. Chambi, provided substantial evidence supporting the need for spinal surgery. Conversely, the defense's second opinion physician, Dr. Ma, failed to adequately explain his non-surgical recommendation and his initial report was untimely due to the defense's failure to provide complete medical records. Therefore, the Board ordered the defendant to provide the requested spinal surgery.
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