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California: WCAB Affirms Medical Treatment in the Form of Sleep Number i8 Bed
Posted on 14 Mar 2015 by Calif. WCAB Noteworthy Panel Decisions Reporter

In Carnes v. Auto Zone, Inc., 2015 Cal. Wrk. Comp. P.D. LEXIS --, a split panel WCAB affirmed the WCJ’s order that the defendant authorize medical treatment in the form of a Sleep Number i8 bed based on the reporting of the applicant’s treating... Read More

Tags: post-lumbar surgery , pain , Dubon II , medical treatment , bed , sleep number i8 bed , Jurisdiction , California workers compensation , low back , mattress , treating physician , UR , utilization review , substantial evidence , leg pain

Missouri: Injuries Sustained When Lunchroom Chair Collapsed Are Compensable
Posted on 20 Nov 2015 by Larson's Spotlight

A Missouri appellate court affirmed an award of permanent total disability benefits against the state’s Second Injury Fund where claimant’s lunchroom chair collapsed as he sat eating lunch. The claimant injured his low back and developed intense... Read More

Tags: second injury fund , lunch , Permanent Total Disability , personal comfort , low back , chair , Missouri workers compensation