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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Ralph's Grocery Company's petition for reconsideration. The defendant argued the administrative law judge erred in finding a cumulative industrial injury to the applicant's neck, citing a lack of substantial medical evidence and the WCJ's failure to consider a report from Dr. Kim. The Board adopted the WCJ's report, finding that Dr. Schiffman's reports adequately explained the delayed onset of cervical spine complaints, thus supporting the applicant's claim for the neck injury. The Board also admonished the applicant's counsel for improperly attaching an exhibit not previously entered into evidence.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Ralph's Grocery Company's petition for reconsideration. The defendant argued the administrative law judge erred in finding a cumulative industrial injury to the applicant's neck, citing a lack of substantial medical evidence and the WCJ's failure to consider a report from Dr. Kim. The Board adopted the WCJ's report, finding that Dr. Schiffman's reports adequately explained the delayed onset of cervical spine complaints, thus supporting the applicant's claim for the neck injury. The Board also admonished the applicant's counsel for improperly attaching an exhibit not previously entered into evidence.
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