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The applicant sought reconsideration of a prior award for two industrial injuries, claiming entitlement to a single, combined permanent disability award exceeding 70%. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration solely to correct a clerical error in the indemnity amount for the 2003 injury. The WCAB noted that the judge had correctly applied the Benson decision regarding apportionment of permanent disability between multiple injuries. Therefore, the prior award was rescinded, and the case was returned to the trial level for correction of the clerical error and a new decision.
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The applicant sought reconsideration of a prior award for two industrial injuries, claiming entitlement to a single, combined permanent disability award exceeding 70%. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration solely to correct a clerical error in the indemnity amount for the 2003 injury. The WCAB noted that the judge had correctly applied the Benson decision regarding apportionment of permanent disability between multiple injuries. Therefore, the prior award was rescinded, and the case was returned to the trial level for correction of the clerical error and a new decision.
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