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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and rescinded previous Findings of Fact regarding Robert Weathers' claim against New England Patriots and Travelers Indemnity Company. The initial WCJ found the claim barred by res judicata due to a prior Compromise and Release (C&R). However, the WCAB determined that the record lacked sufficient evidence, including proper admission of medical reports from the prior case, to ascertain if the newly alleged body parts (head, brain, nervous system) were covered by the 2011 C&R. The matter was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to gather necessary evidence and clarify the scope of the prior settlement.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and rescinded previous Findings of Fact regarding Robert Weathers' claim against New England Patriots and Travelers Indemnity Company. The initial WCJ found the claim barred by res judicata due to a prior Compromise and Release (C&R). However, the WCAB determined that the record lacked sufficient evidence, including proper admission of medical reports from the prior case, to ascertain if the newly alleged body parts (head, brain, nervous system) were covered by the 2011 C&R. The matter was returned to the WCJ for further proceedings to gather necessary evidence and clarify the scope of the prior settlement.
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