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This case concerns the apportionment of permanent disability for an applicant with two successive injuries to overlapping body parts that became permanent and stationary simultaneously. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to defer issues of permanent disability, apportionment, and attorney's fees. The Board is awaiting the Court of Appeal's decision in Benson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., which addresses similar apportionment issues, before further proceedings.
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This case concerns the apportionment of permanent disability for an applicant with two successive injuries to overlapping body parts that became permanent and stationary simultaneously. The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board granted reconsideration to defer issues of permanent disability, apportionment, and attorney's fees. The Board is awaiting the Court of Appeal's decision in Benson v. Workers' Comp. Appeals Bd., which addresses similar apportionment issues, before further proceedings.
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