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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify that weight loss treatment awarded to applicant Scott Elliott is subject to Labor Code section 4610 et seq. The Board affirmed the original Findings and Award, which found applicant sustained injuries to multiple body parts resulting in permanent total disability without apportionment. Defendants' other contentions, including challenges to medical evidence and the vocational rehabilitation finding, were rejected. The Board found the original decision was supported by substantial evidence and adopted the WCJ's report.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to clarify that weight loss treatment awarded to applicant Scott Elliott is subject to Labor Code section 4610 et seq. The Board affirmed the original Findings and Award, which found applicant sustained injuries to multiple body parts resulting in permanent total disability without apportionment. Defendants' other contentions, including challenges to medical evidence and the vocational rehabilitation finding, were rejected. The Board found the original decision was supported by substantial evidence and adopted the WCJ's report.
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