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Petitioner’s Medical History
Petitioner has a history of physical injuries sustained
while working for Southern Cal. In 1987, petitioner had surgery
for his back. In 1989, petitioner started to notice pain in his
left shoulder while performing his regular job duties. The
physician diagnosed him with bursitis (shoulder tendonitis) which
was likely a result of repetitive use of his left upper
extremity, required while lifting, pushing, and pulling heavy
materials, including pumps, valves, flat plates, and other parts
of the boilers. Since that time, petitioner has been self-
treating with medications as well as applications of heat and
ice. In 2003, petitioner received an injection of steroids for
his left shoulder to ease the pain.
In February of 2001, petitioner sustained a work-related
injury to his left knee. Petitioner had knee surgery, took a
leave of absence, and has not worked since his knee injury in
2001. Although petitioner has a full range of motion for his
left knee, he suffers pain to his knee with movement and weight
bearing.
As a result of his knee injury in 2001, petitioner started
having complications with his back, and he received a series of
epidural steroid injections to ease the pain to his lumbar spine.
In 2003, petitioner was diagnosed with arthritis in the left
knee, lumbar radiculopathy (pain in the lower extremities),
epidural fibrosis of the lumbar spine (scar tissue near the nerve
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