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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address issues concerning permanent disability apportionment and Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIF) eligibility. The applicant sustained an industrial injury in 2000, with prior significant rheumatoid arthritis and multiple surgeries. The Board rescinded the prior award, finding that the original apportionment of permanent disability between the employer and SIF was unsupported by the necessary factual findings. The case is returned for further proceedings to determine the extent of pre-existing disability and proper apportionment under Labor Code sections 4751, 4663, and 4664(a).
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to address issues concerning permanent disability apportionment and Subsequent Injuries Benefits Trust Fund (SIF) eligibility. The applicant sustained an industrial injury in 2000, with prior significant rheumatoid arthritis and multiple surgeries. The Board rescinded the prior award, finding that the original apportionment of permanent disability between the employer and SIF was unsupported by the necessary factual findings. The case is returned for further proceedings to determine the extent of pre-existing disability and proper apportionment under Labor Code sections 4751, 4663, and 4664(a).
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