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          spot), obesity, and a left shoulder rotator cuff tear.  Some of             
          these physical ailments stemmed from or are related to injuries             
          that petitioner sustained in earlier years.                                 
               Due to his knee injury, petitioner gained 40 pounds from               
          inactivity.  His weight exacerbated his knee and back pain, which           
          hampered his recovery.  Petitioner’s physicians recommended that            
          he participate in a weight loss program as part of his treatment.           
          During 2003, petitioner went to physical therapy three times a              
          week and was required to engage in a home exercise program.                 
          Petitioner was asked to limit his weight bearing, lifting, and              
          bending activities.  In addition, petitioner went for an                    
          orthopedic reevaluation approximately every 6 weeks to track the            
          progress of his recovery.                                                   
               By letter dated January 20, 2006, petitioner’s primary                 
          treating physician, Dr. Steven Nagelberg, advised that he had               
          been treating petitioner for work-related injuries from March 14,           
          2002, to December 10, 2005, for a left rotator cuff tear, left              
          knee arthritis, and lumbar radiculopathy.  Dr. Nagelberg further            
          advised that petitioner was considered “temporarily totally                 
          disabled” from March 14, 2002, to December 10, 2005.                        
          Petitioner’s Distribution                                                   
               In March of 2003, while petitioner was still on leave,                 
          Southern Cal offered, and petitioner accepted, an early                     
          retirement package.  Petitioner received a lump-sum distribution            
          of $60,257.49 from the Southern California Edison Co. Benefits              




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