What the panel ordered
Petition for reconsideration denied.
Petition for reconsideration denied by the Appeals Board after review of the WCJ report and record.
What was disputed, and how it came out
Each issue the panel decided, with the reasoning it gave. An outcome is what this panel did on this record — not a rule, and not a prediction.
LiensDefendant prevaileddental services
The facts that decided it
What the panel treated as outcome-determinative, and which side it favoured.
Defendants' billing expert Donald Hodge's testimony was more detailed, objective, and persuasive than lien claimant's expert Manuel Fuentes' testimony.
Favours Defendant prevailed
What the panel did with the medical opinions
The role the physician served, and the weight the opinion carried. Physicians are named here as the decision names them; we do not score them.
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