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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior decision regarding the applicable permanent disability rating schedule. The WCAB found the issue of applying the 1997 versus the 2005 schedule was a final order, making the defendant's petition for removal incorrect but treating it as a petition for reconsideration. The WCAB rescinded the prior order and returned the case for a new decision, requiring the WCJ to reevaluate which schedule applies in light of a recent Court of Appeal decision.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior decision regarding the applicable permanent disability rating schedule. The WCAB found the issue of applying the 1997 versus the 2005 schedule was a final order, making the defendant's petition for removal incorrect but treating it as a petition for reconsideration. The WCAB rescinded the prior order and returned the case for a new decision, requiring the WCJ to reevaluate which schedule applies in light of a recent Court of Appeal decision.
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