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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior decision, finding that pre-2005 treating physician reports indicating permanent disability mandated the use of the 1997 PDRS, not the 2005 PDRS as originally determined. The Board dismissed the applicant's petition for removal, deeming the original findings and award a final order reviewable by reconsideration. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including consideration of vocational expert reports and a new decision on permanent disability and apportionment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration and rescinded a prior decision, finding that pre-2005 treating physician reports indicating permanent disability mandated the use of the 1997 PDRS, not the 2005 PDRS as originally determined. The Board dismissed the applicant's petition for removal, deeming the original findings and award a final order reviewable by reconsideration. The case was returned to the trial level for further proceedings, including consideration of vocational expert reports and a new decision on permanent disability and apportionment.
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