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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior award finding applicant sustained an industrial cumulative trauma injury. The Board ruled Dr. Sobol's reports were admissible despite defendant's objections, as applicant did not dispute her prior treating physician's determinations. However, the Board amended the award to defer the determination of permanent disability pending further development of the record, citing a recent precedent requiring apportionment to causation.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed a prior award finding applicant sustained an industrial cumulative trauma injury. The Board ruled Dr. Sobol's reports were admissible despite defendant's objections, as applicant did not dispute her prior treating physician's determinations. However, the Board amended the award to defer the determination of permanent disability pending further development of the record, citing a recent precedent requiring apportionment to causation.
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