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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior award finding applicant sustained industrial injury causing 47% permanent disability and need for further treatment. The WCAB found an irreconcilable conflict in the primary treating physician's opinion, stating the applicant was both temporarily and permanently disabled. The Board rescinded the award and remanded the case to allow further development of the medical record to clarify the physician's opinion on the applicant's disability status.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) granted reconsideration of a prior award finding applicant sustained industrial injury causing 47% permanent disability and need for further treatment. The WCAB found an irreconcilable conflict in the primary treating physician's opinion, stating the applicant was both temporarily and permanently disabled. The Board rescinded the award and remanded the case to allow further development of the medical record to clarify the physician's opinion on the applicant's disability status.
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