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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reconsidered an award finding industrial injury to the applicant's neck, right shoulder, arm, and knee, causing 70% permanent disability. The defendant contested the substantiality of a qualified medical examiner's opinion on whole person impairment. However, the parties subsequently reached a settlement via Compromise and Release. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the original award and returned the matter to the trial level for resolution of the settlement.
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The Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (WCAB) reconsidered an award finding industrial injury to the applicant's neck, right shoulder, arm, and knee, causing 70% permanent disability. The defendant contested the substantiality of a qualified medical examiner's opinion on whole person impairment. However, the parties subsequently reached a settlement via Compromise and Release. Consequently, the WCAB rescinded the original award and returned the matter to the trial level for resolution of the settlement.
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