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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award due to a dispute over the applicant's attorney's fee, which the defendant argued exceeded 15% of the permanent disability award. The Board found that the WCJ erred in calculating the fee, as it relied on an allegedly incorrect present value of the applicant's life pension. Consequently, the Board rescinded the award and returned the matter for reassignment to a new WCJ for further proceedings and a proper decision.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration of a prior award due to a dispute over the applicant's attorney's fee, which the defendant argued exceeded 15% of the permanent disability award. The Board found that the WCJ erred in calculating the fee, as it relied on an allegedly incorrect present value of the applicant's life pension. Consequently, the Board rescinded the award and returned the matter for reassignment to a new WCJ for further proceedings and a proper decision.
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