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This case concerns an applicant seeking to reopen a prior workers' compensation award for new and further disability due to bilateral knee injuries. The Board granted reconsideration, finding good cause to reopen based on new medical evidence. However, it rescinded the prior finding that the 1997 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule applied. Instead, the Board determined that the 2005 Schedule applies, as there was no qualifying pre-2005 treating physician or medical-legal report indicating permanent disability. The December 4, 2012 decision is otherwise affirmed.
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This case concerns an applicant seeking to reopen a prior workers' compensation award for new and further disability due to bilateral knee injuries. The Board granted reconsideration, finding good cause to reopen based on new medical evidence. However, it rescinded the prior finding that the 1997 Permanent Disability Rating Schedule applied. Instead, the Board determined that the 2005 Schedule applies, as there was no qualifying pre-2005 treating physician or medical-legal report indicating permanent disability. The December 4, 2012 decision is otherwise affirmed.
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