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This case involves a dispute over a worker's compensation claim for a low back injury determined to be a compensable consequence of a prior bilateral carpal tunnel injury. The Board granted reconsideration to correct the date of the compensable consequence injury to October 5, 2004. Furthermore, Fireman's Fund was ordered to reimburse Sedgwick CMS for benefits paid after that date, with the right to seek contribution from Fairmont Premier/REM. The Board rescinded prior findings and substituted new ones, clarifying liability for medical treatment and benefits.
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This case involves a dispute over a worker's compensation claim for a low back injury determined to be a compensable consequence of a prior bilateral carpal tunnel injury. The Board granted reconsideration to correct the date of the compensable consequence injury to October 5, 2004. Furthermore, Fireman's Fund was ordered to reimburse Sedgwick CMS for benefits paid after that date, with the right to seek contribution from Fairmont Premier/REM. The Board rescinded prior findings and substituted new ones, clarifying liability for medical treatment and benefits.
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