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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the applicant's entitlement to a 15% increase in permanent disability for the defendant's failure to offer suitable work within 60 days of her reaching permanent and stationary status. The Board amended the award to correct a calculation error in the permanent disability rating from 19% to 18%, proportionally reducing the attorney's fees. The Board also ordered the defendant to withhold attorney fees pending a resolution between the applicant's current and prior counsel. The applicant's claim for psychological cumulative trauma injury was denied as it was caused by lawful personnel actions.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board affirmed the applicant's entitlement to a 15% increase in permanent disability for the defendant's failure to offer suitable work within 60 days of her reaching permanent and stationary status. The Board amended the award to correct a calculation error in the permanent disability rating from 19% to 18%, proportionally reducing the attorney's fees. The Board also ordered the defendant to withhold attorney fees pending a resolution between the applicant's current and prior counsel. The applicant's claim for psychological cumulative trauma injury was denied as it was caused by lawful personnel actions.
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