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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and amended a prior decision to find the applicant 100% totally permanently disabled. This reversal was based on the persuasive analysis of the applicant's vocational expert, who considered both the physical and psychological impacts of the applicant's complex regional pain syndrome. The Board found that the applicant's impairments rendered her unable to compete in the open labor market, even if she could perform limited work in a sheltered environment. Consequently, the applicant is entitled to permanent disability indemnity for life.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration and amended a prior decision to find the applicant 100% totally permanently disabled. This reversal was based on the persuasive analysis of the applicant's vocational expert, who considered both the physical and psychological impacts of the applicant's complex regional pain syndrome. The Board found that the applicant's impairments rendered her unable to compete in the open labor market, even if she could perform limited work in a sheltered environment. Consequently, the applicant is entitled to permanent disability indemnity for life.
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