A difference of medical opinion is not reason to second-guess the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board even if the board accepted an opinion that was contrary to a qualified medical evaluation and trial judge's interpretations of videotaped evidence, the California 1st Court of Appeal ruled Friday.
The court ruled in Hess v. WCAB, F049641, 09/15/06, in an opinion not certified for publication, that "a difference of medical opinion does not make the WCAB's award illogical, unreasonable, improbable or inequitable."
Michelle Hess injured her neck while employed as a home-support worker in...
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