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Applicant James Trusty sought reconsideration after a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board finding that 40% of his orthopedic permanent disability should be apportioned to pre-existing conditions. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's report. The judge found substantial evidence in the Agreed Medical Examiner's reports supporting the apportionment. These reports detailed Trusty's significant prior spinal injuries and work restrictions, which the judge deemed well-documented despite the applicant's minimization of them.
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Applicant James Trusty sought reconsideration after a Workers' Compensation Appeals Board finding that 40% of his orthopedic permanent disability should be apportioned to pre-existing conditions. The Board denied reconsideration, adopting the Administrative Law Judge's report. The judge found substantial evidence in the Agreed Medical Examiner's reports supporting the apportionment. These reports detailed Trusty's significant prior spinal injuries and work restrictions, which the judge deemed well-documented despite the applicant's minimization of them.
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