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SERGIO GUTIERREZ vs. STRUCTURAL ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION CONCEPTS, NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE

Filed: Oct 08, 2018
Santa Ana
ADJ10574278

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, rescinded the previous decision, and returned the case for further development of the record. The WCAB found the prior judge erred in solely attributing the applicant's temporary disability to the defendant, Structural Alternative Solution Concepts. Medical evidence suggests the applicant may have sustained multiple cumulative injuries during subsequent employment. The WCAB mandates a review of potential consolidation of cases and requires medical evaluators to provide an analysis regarding the number and causation of injuries.

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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration, rescinded the previous decision, and returned the case for further development of the record. The WCAB found the prior judge erred in solely attributing the applicant's temporary disability to the defendant, Structural Alternative Solution Concepts. Medical evidence suggests the applicant may have sustained multiple cumulative injuries during subsequent employment. The WCAB mandates a review of potential consolidation of cases and requires medical evaluators to provide an analysis regarding the number and causation of injuries.

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