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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Rogernald Jackson's petition for reconsideration, upholding a prior decision to terminate temporary disability benefits. The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge's report, which found Jackson's condition to be permanent and stationary despite recommendations for future surgery. The decision emphasized that a physician's opinion constitutes substantial evidence, even if it conflicts with other medical evaluations, and that the applicant had not yet taken concrete steps to undergo the proposed surgery. Therefore, the applicant did not meet his burden of proof for continued temporary disability benefits.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Rogernald Jackson's petition for reconsideration, upholding a prior decision to terminate temporary disability benefits. The Board adopted the Administrative Law Judge's report, which found Jackson's condition to be permanent and stationary despite recommendations for future surgery. The decision emphasized that a physician's opinion constitutes substantial evidence, even if it conflicts with other medical evaluations, and that the applicant had not yet taken concrete steps to undergo the proposed surgery. Therefore, the applicant did not meet his burden of proof for continued temporary disability benefits.
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