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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address lien claimant Firstline Health, Inc.'s appeal of a disallowed medical treatment lien and sanctions imposed by the WCJ. The Board affirmed the disallowance of the lien because the claimant failed to provide substantial medical evidence of industrial injury, thus failing to meet its burden of proof. However, the Board reversed the WCJ's imposition of Labor Code section 5813 sanctions and attorney's fees, finding the lien claimant's conduct not to be frivolous or in bad faith, as they did submit some evidence to support their claim.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address lien claimant Firstline Health, Inc.'s appeal of a disallowed medical treatment lien and sanctions imposed by the WCJ. The Board affirmed the disallowance of the lien because the claimant failed to provide substantial medical evidence of industrial injury, thus failing to meet its burden of proof. However, the Board reversed the WCJ's imposition of Labor Code section 5813 sanctions and attorney's fees, finding the lien claimant's conduct not to be frivolous or in bad faith, as they did submit some evidence to support their claim.
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