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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior finding denying applicant's claim for a respiratory injury. The Board found the Qualified Medical Evaluator's opinion insufficient to establish lack of causation, as it failed to adequately address applicant's work exposures to fumes and dust from dismantling vehicles. The Board remanded the case for further development of the record regarding the extent of applicant's occupational exposures, particularly when not provided a mask. Fraud allegations regarding the defendant's delay in medical authorization were not addressed as they were not properly raised in the trial record.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded the prior finding denying applicant's claim for a respiratory injury. The Board found the Qualified Medical Evaluator's opinion insufficient to establish lack of causation, as it failed to adequately address applicant's work exposures to fumes and dust from dismantling vehicles. The Board remanded the case for further development of the record regarding the extent of applicant's occupational exposures, particularly when not provided a mask. Fraud allegations regarding the defendant's delay in medical authorization were not addressed as they were not properly raised in the trial record.
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