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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded an award for pool and lawn maintenance services. The Board found that the prescribed services, intended to prevent re-injury while performing these activities, were not medically necessary under Labor Code Section 4600. The medical reports lacked substantial evidence by failing to connect the activities directly to curing or relieving the effects of the applicant's industrial injury.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded an award for pool and lawn maintenance services. The Board found that the prescribed services, intended to prevent re-injury while performing these activities, were not medically necessary under Labor Code Section 4600. The medical reports lacked substantial evidence by failing to connect the activities directly to curing or relieving the effects of the applicant's industrial injury.
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