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The Appeals Board considered petitions for reconsideration from lien claimants RMS Medical Group and Basso Pharmacy regarding a WCJ's Findings and Order from December 11, 2024, which denied their lien claims related to applicant Ramiro Hernandez's industrial injury. The Board denied Basso Pharmacy's petition, upholding the finding that Basso Pharmacy was not properly licensed. Conversely, the Board granted RMS Medical Group's petition, ruling that their medical-legal services, performed by the primary treating physician Dr. Gottschalk, are compensable as a medical-legal expense, even with an AME in the case. Consequently, the matter was returned to the trial level for the WCJ to determine the reasonable value of RMS Medical Group's services.
Ramiro Hernandez vs. Riverside Landscape & Irrigation Inc., California Insurance Guarantee Association is a workers' compensation case decided in Anaheim. 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 Anaheim.
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The Appeals Board considered petitions for reconsideration from lien claimants RMS Medical Group and Basso Pharmacy regarding a WCJ's Findings and Order from December 11, 2024, which denied their lien claims related to applicant Ramiro Hernandez's industrial injury. The Board denied Basso Pharmacy's petition, upholding the finding that Basso Pharmacy was not properly licensed. Conversely, the Board granted RMS Medical Group's petition, ruling that their medical-legal services, performed by the primary treating physician Dr. Gottschalk, are compensable as a medical-legal expense, even with an AME in the case. Consequently, the matter was returned to the trial level for the WCJ to determine the reasonable value of RMS Medical Group's services.
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