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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a workers' compensation award that apportioned $40%$ of his left knee disability to a pre-existing arthritic condition. The applicant argued the Agreed Medical Examiner's apportionment was not medically probable and that disability from knee replacement surgery should not be apportioned. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the award, but one Commissioner dissented, arguing apportionment of disability from surgery is improper under Labor Code section 4663.
CHARLES GARBARINO vs. CON AGRA FOODS is a workers' compensation case decided in San Francisco. This case addresses legal issues related to compensation claims, benefits, and court rulings.
It is commonly referenced in legal research involving workers' compensation laws in San Francisco.
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This case involves an applicant seeking reconsideration of a workers' compensation award that apportioned $40%$ of his left knee disability to a pre-existing arthritic condition. The applicant argued the Agreed Medical Examiner's apportionment was not medically probable and that disability from knee replacement surgery should not be apportioned. The Board denied reconsideration, affirming the award, but one Commissioner dissented, arguing apportionment of disability from surgery is improper under Labor Code section 4663.
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