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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to modify a prior award. The Board found that the Administrative Law Judge erred by not adopting the opinion of a defense medical evaluator, Dr. Appleton, regarding the applicant's psychiatric disability. Consequently, the Board amended the award to reflect that the applicant's injury did not cause psychiatric disability, reducing the total permanent disability from 70% to 65%. This decision aligns the award with Dr. Appleton's findings and the applicant's own testimony, which supported no ratable psychiatric impairment.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to modify a prior award. The Board found that the Administrative Law Judge erred by not adopting the opinion of a defense medical evaluator, Dr. Appleton, regarding the applicant's psychiatric disability. Consequently, the Board amended the award to reflect that the applicant's injury did not cause psychiatric disability, reducing the total permanent disability from 70% to 65%. This decision aligns the award with Dr. Appleton's findings and the applicant's own testimony, which supported no ratable psychiatric impairment.
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