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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration because a recent en banc decision in Benson significantly changed how permanent disability is apportioned among multiple industrial injuries. This new apportionment approach requires further development of the medical record to determine the causative sources of the applicant's overall 85% permanent disability. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior decision and returned the case for further proceedings and a new decision by the WCJ.
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The Appeals Board granted reconsideration because a recent en banc decision in Benson significantly changed how permanent disability is apportioned among multiple industrial injuries. This new apportionment approach requires further development of the medical record to determine the causative sources of the applicant's overall 85% permanent disability. Consequently, the Board rescinded the prior decision and returned the case for further proceedings and a new decision by the WCJ.
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