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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior Findings and Award (F&A). The WCAB found that the F&A awarding medical treatment, including Flexeril, lacked substantial medical evidence. Furthermore, the WCAB directed the case back to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the record, considering issues of timely utilization review denial and the binding nature of a deceased Agreed Medical Evaluator's reports.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior Findings and Award (F&A). The WCAB found that the F&A awarding medical treatment, including Flexeril, lacked substantial medical evidence. Furthermore, the WCAB directed the case back to the WCJ for further proceedings to develop the record, considering issues of timely utilization review denial and the binding nature of a deceased Agreed Medical Evaluator's reports.
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