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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sustained a low back injury in 1999, initially awarded 15% permanent disability. After reopening her case, an award of 23% permanent disability was issued, but the board clarified that gastric bypass surgery was not considered reasonably necessary treatment for the industrial injury. Both applicant and defendant sought reconsideration, but the Appeals Board ultimately affirmed the WCJ's findings and awards.
PATRICIA A. ORTIZ vs. SALINAS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, MONTEREY COUNTY SCHOOLS, WCJPA, administrator is a workers' compensation case decided in . This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
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This case involves a workers' compensation applicant who sustained a low back injury in 1999, initially awarded 15% permanent disability. After reopening her case, an award of 23% permanent disability was issued, but the board clarified that gastric bypass surgery was not considered reasonably necessary treatment for the industrial injury. Both applicant and defendant sought reconsideration, but the Appeals Board ultimately affirmed the WCJ's findings and awards.
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