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This case concerns an admitted industrial neck injury from 2000. The defendant seeks relief from a prior stipulation agreeing to further medical treatment for the applicant's neck. The Appeals Board rescinded the prior award because the judge improperly applied Labor Code section 5804 to a stipulation, not an award. The matter is returned for a determination on whether good cause exists to set aside the stipulation and for further proceedings on the merits of medical treatment if the stipulation is vacated.
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This case concerns an admitted industrial neck injury from 2000. The defendant seeks relief from a prior stipulation agreeing to further medical treatment for the applicant's neck. The Appeals Board rescinded the prior award because the judge improperly applied Labor Code section 5804 to a stipulation, not an award. The matter is returned for a determination on whether good cause exists to set aside the stipulation and for further proceedings on the merits of medical treatment if the stipulation is vacated.
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