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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision denies both applicant and defendant's petitions for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's finding of $33%$ permanent disability after apportionment, finding the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) opinion on apportionment was based on expertise and constituted substantial evidence. The Board rejected defendant's claim that surgery was not medically necessary and thus not compensable. One Commissioner dissented on the apportionment issue, arguing the AME's opinion was speculative and lacked sufficient explanation.
PATRICK VIDAL vs. NESTLE WATERS INC., ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in Oxnard. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in Oxnard.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board decision denies both applicant and defendant's petitions for reconsideration. The Board affirmed the administrative law judge's finding of $33%$ permanent disability after apportionment, finding the Agreed Medical Evaluator's (AME) opinion on apportionment was based on expertise and constituted substantial evidence. The Board rejected defendant's claim that surgery was not medically necessary and thus not compensable. One Commissioner dissented on the apportionment issue, arguing the AME's opinion was speculative and lacked sufficient explanation.
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