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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case denied a lien claim for medical services provided by Beverly Hills Center for Arthroscopic and Outpatient Surgery. The lien was filed on December 31, 2012, over five years after the date of injury (November 16, 2007), exceeding the statutory deadline under Labor Code section 4903.5(a). The Board found the claimant's argument for tolling due to lack of notification regarding a Compromise and Release was invalid, as the lien was not filed at the time of the notification. Therefore, the lien was properly disallowed as time-barred.
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This Workers' Compensation Appeals Board case denied a lien claim for medical services provided by Beverly Hills Center for Arthroscopic and Outpatient Surgery. The lien was filed on December 31, 2012, over five years after the date of injury (November 16, 2007), exceeding the statutory deadline under Labor Code section 4903.5(a). The Board found the claimant's argument for tolling due to lack of notification regarding a Compromise and Release was invalid, as the lien was not filed at the time of the notification. Therefore, the lien was properly disallowed as time-barred.
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