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This case concerns a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a permanent disability rating for an applicant injured on August 1, 2006. The defendant argued the rating was erroneous because the administrative law judge (WCJ) instructed the disability evaluator to rate the treating physician's report without referencing the AMA Guides. The Appeals Board denied the petition, finding that the WCJ's instructions were based on the physician's opinion, which complied with the AMA Guides, and the evaluator's rating followed those instructions. The Board also corrected a clerical error regarding the attorney fee calculation.
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This case concerns a defendant's petition for reconsideration of a permanent disability rating for an applicant injured on August 1, 2006. The defendant argued the rating was erroneous because the administrative law judge (WCJ) instructed the disability evaluator to rate the treating physician's report without referencing the AMA Guides. The Appeals Board denied the petition, finding that the WCJ's instructions were based on the physician's opinion, which complied with the AMA Guides, and the evaluator's rating followed those instructions. The Board also corrected a clerical error regarding the attorney fee calculation.
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