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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Hertz Corporation's petition for reconsideration regarding Eileen Halpern's admitted industrial injury to her pulmonary and psyche systems. The Board granted Halpern's petition, finding that the prior decision failed to fully incorporate all factors of permanent disability as described by a key medical evaluator and incorrectly determined the temporary disability indemnity rate without applying Labor Code section 4661.5. Consequently, new rating instructions will be issued to accurately reflect the applicant's full permanent disability.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board denied Hertz Corporation's petition for reconsideration regarding Eileen Halpern's admitted industrial injury to her pulmonary and psyche systems. The Board granted Halpern's petition, finding that the prior decision failed to fully incorporate all factors of permanent disability as described by a key medical evaluator and incorrectly determined the temporary disability indemnity rate without applying Labor Code section 4661.5. Consequently, new rating instructions will be issued to accurately reflect the applicant's full permanent disability.
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