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The applicant sought reconsideration of a WCJ decision that awarded 91% permanent disability for injuries to her neck, shoulders, fibromyalgia, and psychological system, but denied injury to her central nervous system (aneurysm). The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior decision, and returned the case for further development of the medical record. This is primarily due to the ambiguity in a medical report regarding the industrial causation of the applicant's carotid aneurysm, which the Board found could be reasonably probable given the documented trauma. The Board also noted the WCJ's clerical error regarding the amount of permanent disability indemnity awarded.
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The applicant sought reconsideration of a WCJ decision that awarded 91% permanent disability for injuries to her neck, shoulders, fibromyalgia, and psychological system, but denied injury to her central nervous system (aneurysm). The Appeals Board granted reconsideration, rescinded the prior decision, and returned the case for further development of the medical record. This is primarily due to the ambiguity in a medical report regarding the industrial causation of the applicant's carotid aneurysm, which the Board found could be reasonably probable given the documented trauma. The Board also noted the WCJ's clerical error regarding the amount of permanent disability indemnity awarded.
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