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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the original award to find applicant permanently totally disabled (100% permanent disability). This decision overturned the trial judge's finding of 88% permanent disability, accepting the applicant's argument that his admitted Valley Fever injury rendered him unemployable. The Board found persuasive the vocational expert's opinion that the applicant's chronic pain, fatigue, and concentration issues made him unemployable and not amenable to vocational rehabilitation, despite the defense's vocational expert's opposing view. The case was returned for a new award reflecting 100% permanent disability.
Deric Hobson vs. BECHTEL GROUP, INC. is a workers' compensation case decided in Santa Barbara. 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 Santa Barbara.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration, amending the original award to find applicant permanently totally disabled (100% permanent disability). This decision overturned the trial judge's finding of 88% permanent disability, accepting the applicant's argument that his admitted Valley Fever injury rendered him unemployable. The Board found persuasive the vocational expert's opinion that the applicant's chronic pain, fatigue, and concentration issues made him unemployable and not amenable to vocational rehabilitation, despite the defense's vocational expert's opposing view. The case was returned for a new award reflecting 100% permanent disability.
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