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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding benefits to Sheryl Lorenz-Meighan. The defendant argued the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion was unreliable, citing inconsistencies and a lack of contemporaneous evidence. However, the Board found the AME's opinion, which supported a finding of cumulative trauma to the applicant's lumbar spine, to be substantial evidence. The Board gave great weight to the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) credibility findings regarding the applicant and the AME's clinical judgment.
SHERYL LORENZ-MEIGHAN vs. UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, XL INSURANCE COMPANY is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied reconsideration of a decision awarding benefits to Sheryl Lorenz-Meighan. The defendant argued the Agreed Medical Examiner's (AME) opinion was unreliable, citing inconsistencies and a lack of contemporaneous evidence. However, the Board found the AME's opinion, which supported a finding of cumulative trauma to the applicant's lumbar spine, to be substantial evidence. The Board gave great weight to the Administrative Law Judge's (ALJ) credibility findings regarding the applicant and the AME's clinical judgment.
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